Preseli Pembrokeshire (Senedd Cymru constituency)

Preseli Pembrokeshire (Welsh: Preseli Sir Benfro) is a constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of eight constituencies in the Mid and West Wales electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to eight constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Not to be confused with Preseli Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency).

Preseli Pembrokeshire
National Assembly for Wales county constituency
Preseli Pembrokeshire shown within the Mid and West Wales electoral region and the region shown within Wales
Current National Assembly for Wales county constituency
Created	1999
Party	Conservative
AM	Paul Davies
Preserved county	Dyfed

Boundaries

1999 to 2007

The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Preseli Pembrokeshire Westminster constituency. It is a Dyfed constituency, one of five constituencies covering, and entirely within, the preserved county of Dyfed.

The other four Dyfed constituencies are Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Ceredigion and Llanelli. They are all within the Mid and West Wales electoral region.

The region consists of the eight constituencies of Brecon and Radnorshire, Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Llanelli, Meirionnydd Nant Conwy, Montgomeryshire and Preseli Pembrokeshire.

From 2007

Boundaries changed at the 2007 Assembly election. Preseli Pembrokeshire remained one of five Dyfed constituencies and one of eight constituencies in the Mid and West Wales region. However, boundaries within Dyfed have changed to realign them with local government ward boundaries and to reduce disparities in the sizes of constituency electorates, and the boundaries of the region will change, to align them with the boundaries of preserved counties.

The other four Dyfed constituencies remain Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Ceredigion and Llanelli. They are all within the Mid and West Wales electoral region.

The region consists of the constituencies of Brecon and Radnorshire, Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Dwyfor Meirionnydd, Llanelli, Montgomeryshire and Preseli Pembrokeshire.

For Westminster purposes, the same new constituency boundaries became effective for the National General Election in 2010.

Voting

In general elections for the National Assembly for Wales, each voter has two votes. The first vote may be used to vote for a candidate to become the Assembly Member for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system. The second vote may be used to vote for a regional closed party list of candidates. Additional member seats are allocated from the lists by the d'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.

Assembly Members and Members of the Senedd

Election		Member	Party	Portrait
	1999	Richard Edwards	Labour
	2003	Tamsin Dunwoody-Kneafsey	Labour
	2007	Paul Davies	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Preseli Pembrokeshire[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Paul Davies	11,123	39.2	-3.2
	Labour	Dan Lodge	7,193	25.3	-9.1
	Plaid Cymru	John Osmond	3,957	13.9	-1.6
	UKIP	Howard Lillyman	3,286	8.4	+8.4
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Kilmister	1,677	5.9	-1.8
	Green	Frances Bryant	1,161	4.1	+4.1
Majority			3,930	13.6	+5.6
Turnout			28,937
	Conservative hold		Swing

Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Preseli Pembrokeshire[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Paul Davies	11,541	42.4	+3.8
	Labour	Terry Mills	9,366	34.4	+7.0
	Plaid Cymru	Rhys Sinnett	4,226	15.5	−9.2
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Kilmister	2,085	7.7	−1.6
Majority			2,175	8.0	−3.2
Turnout			27,218	47.0	−3.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	−1.6

Elections in the 2000s

Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Preseli Pembrokeshire[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Paul Davies	11,086	38.6	+9.1
	Labour	Tamsin Dunwoody	7,881	27.4	−7.9
	Plaid Cymru	John Osmond	7,101	24.7	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Hywel Davies	2,652	9.2	−3.1
Majority			3,205	11.2
Turnout			28,720	50.9	+9.5
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+8.5

Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Preseli Pembrokeshire

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Tamsin Dunwoody	8,067	35.3	+0.9
	Conservative	Paul Windsor Davies	6,741	29.5	+6.9
	Plaid Cymru	Sion T. Jobbins	5,227	22.9	−2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Michael I. Warden	2,799	12.3	+0.8
Majority			1,326	5.8	-4.3
Turnout			22,834	41.4	−12.2
	Labour hold		Swing	−3.0

Elections in the 1990s

Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Preseli Pembrokeshire[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Richard Edwards	9,997	34.4	N/A
	Plaid Cymru	Conrad L. Bryant	7,239	24.9	N/A
	Conservative	Felix F.E. Aubel	6,585	22.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	David G.B. Lloyd	3,338	11.5	N/A
	Independent	Alwyn C. Luke	1,944	6.7	N/A
Majority			2,758	9.5	N/A
Turnout			29,103	53.6	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

References

1. "Wales elections > Preseli Pembrokeshire". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
2. "Wales elections > Preseli Pembrokeshire". BBC News. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
3. Election results – 2007 Archived 9 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, National Assembly for Wales
4. "Wales elections > Preseli Pembrokeshire". BBC News. 6 May 1999. Retrieved 28 October 2017.