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
Senedd Cymru county constituency
Preseli Pembrokeshire shown within the Mid and West Wales electoral region and the region shown within Wales
Current Senedd Cymru county constituency
Created1999
PartyConservative
MSPaul Davies
Preserved countyDyfed

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
ElectionMemberPartyPortrait
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 50.3
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.
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