Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (Assembly constituency)
| Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | |
|---|---|
National Assembly for Wales county constituency | |
 | |
 Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 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 | Plaid Cymru |
| AM | Adam Price |
| Preserved county | Dyfed |
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales. It elects one Assembly Member 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.
It had been held since its formation in 1999 by the Plaid Cymru politician, Rhodri Glyn Thomas until his retirement in 2016, it is now held by Plaid Cymru politician Adam Price.
Contents
1 Boundaries
1.1 1999 to 2007
1.2 From 2007
2 Voting
3 Assembly members
4 Elections
4.1 Elections in the 2010s
4.2 Elections in the 2000s
4.3 Elections in the 1990s
5 References
Boundaries
1999 to 2007
The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Carmarthen East and Dinefwr Westminster constituency. It was a Dyfed constituency, one of five constituencies covering, and entirely within, the preserved county of Dyfed.
The other four Dyfed constituencies were Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Llanelli and Preseli Pembrokeshire. They were all within the Mid and West Wales electoral region.
The region consisted 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
The constituency includes the whole of 41 Carmarthenshire communities (Abergwili; Ammanford; Betws; Cenarth; Cilycwm; Cwmamman; Cynwyl Gaeo; Dyffryn Cennen; Gorslas; Llanarthney; Llanddarog; Llanddeusant; Llandeilo; Llandovery; Llandybie; Llandyfaelog; Llanegwad; Llanfair-ar-y-bryn; Llanfihangel Aberbythych; Llanfihangel-ar-Arth; Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn; Llanfynydd; Llangadog; Llangathen; Llangeler; Llangunnor; Llangyndeyrn; Llanllawddog; Llanllwni; Llansadwrn; Llansawel; Llanwrda; Llanybydder; Llanycrwys; Manordeilo and Salem; Myddfai; Newcastle Emlyn; Pencarreg; Quarter Bach; St Ishmael; Talley).
Boundaries changed for the 2007 Assembly election. Carmarthen East and Dinefwr remains one of five Dyfed constituencies and one of eight constituencies in the Mid and West Wales region.
However, boundaries within Dyfed changed, to realign them with local government ward boundaries and to reduce the disparities in the sizes of constituency electorates, and the boundaries of the region changed, to align them with the boundaries of preserved counties.
The other four Dyfed constituencies are, again, Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Llanelli and Preseli Pembrokeshire, 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 will become effective for the 2010 United Kingdom general election.
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
| Election | Member | Party | Portrait | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Rhodri Glyn Thomas | Plaid Cymru |  | |
| 2016 | Adam Price | Plaid Cymru |  | |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Adam Price | 14,427 | 48.5 | +3.6 | |
Labour | Steve Jeacock | 5,727 | 19.2 | −10.8 | |
Conservative | Matthew Paul[2] | 4,489 | 15.1 | −5.2 | |
UKIP | Neil Hamilton[3] | 3,474 | 11.7 | +11.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | William Powell | 837 | 2.8 | −2 | |
Green | Freya Amsbury | 797 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
| Majority | 8,700 | 29.3 | |||
Turnout | 53.7 | +2.4 | |||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | +7.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Rhodri Glyn Thomas | 12,501 | 44.9 | −8.6 | |
Labour | Antony Jones | 8,353 | 30.0 | +5.5 | |
Conservative | Henrietta Hensher | 5,635 | 20.2 | +4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Will Griffiths | 1,339 | 4.8 | −1.2 | |
| Majority | 4,148 | 14.9 | -14.0 | ||
Turnout | 27,828 | 51.3 | −3.6 | ||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | −7.1 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Rhodri Glyn Thomas | 15,655 | 53.5 | +5.0 | |
Labour | Kevin Madge | 7,186 | 24.6 | −6.7 | |
Conservative | Henrietta Hensher | 4,676 | 16.0 | +2.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Walton | 1,752 | 6.0 | −1.0 | |
| Majority | 8,469 | 28.9 | +11.7 | ||
Turnout | 29,269 | 55.7 | +6.2 | ||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | +5.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Rhodri Glyn Thomas | 12,969 | 48.5 | −4.6 | |
Labour | Anthony C. Cooper | 8,355 | 31.2 | −0.5 | |
Conservative | Harri J. Lloyd Davies | 3,576 | 13.4 | +4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steffan John | 1,866 | 7.0 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 4,614 | 17.2 | −4.2 | ||
Turnout | 26,766 | 49.5 | −11.4 | ||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | −2.1 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Rhodri Glyn Thomas | 17,328 | 53.1 | N/A | |
Labour | Chris W. Llewelyn | 10,348 | 31.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | Helen Stoddart | 2,776 | 8.5 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Juliana M-J Hughes | 2,202 | 6.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,980 | 21.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 32,654 | 61.0 | N/A | ||
Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | |||||
References
^ "Wales elections > Carmarthen East and Dinefwr". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "News". Carmarthen East and Dinefwr Conservatives. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-35653196
^ "Wales elections > Carmarthen East and Dinefwr". BBC News. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
Coordinates: 51°56′N 4°06′W / 51.933°N 4.100°W / 51.933; -4.100
