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Cardiff South and Penarth (Assembly constituency)
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Cardiff South and Penarth is a constituency
of the National Assembly for Wales
. It elects one Assembly Member by the first past the post electoral system. It is typically a safe Labour seat.
of South Glamorgan
. The only major boundary changes that have occurred in recent years is the inclusion of the ward of Sully
into the constituency for the Welsh Assembly Election 2007.
Cardiff South and Penarth is part of the South Wales Central
region. As one of the eight constituencies in South Wales Central, it, along with the other constituencies in the region, elect four additional members
. The other seven constituencies of the region are Cardiff Central, Cardiff North, Cardiff West, Cynon Valley, Pontypridd, Rhondda and Vale of Glamorgan.
The use of the Additional Member System
means that each voter has two votes. The first vote is for a candidate to become the Assembly Member for the voter's constituency, elected under the first past the post system. The second vote is used to vote for a regional closed party list
of candidates. Additional member's
seats are allocated from the lists by the d'Hondt method
, to create a more proportional outcome in both the region and Welsh Assembly.
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
of the National Assembly for Wales
National Assembly for Wales
The National Assembly for Wales is a devolved assembly with power to make legislation in Wales. The Assembly comprises 60 members, who are known as Assembly Members, or AMs...
. It elects one Assembly Member by the first past the post electoral system. It is typically a safe Labour seat.
Constituency Profile & Voting
The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Cardiff South and Penarth Westminster constituency. It is entirely within the preserved countyPreserved counties of Wales
The preserved counties of Wales are the current areas used in Wales for the ceremonial purposes of Lieutenancy and Shrievalty. They are based on the counties created by the Local Government Act 1972 and used for local government and other purposes between 1974 and 1996.-Usage:The Local Government ...
of South Glamorgan
South Glamorgan
South Glamorgan is a preserved county of Wales.It was originally formed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, as a county council area...
. The only major boundary changes that have occurred in recent years is the inclusion of the ward of Sully
Sully
-People:* Hugh the Red of Sully, 13th century Sicilian general* Bishop Maurice de Sully , oversaw the building of Notre Dame de Paris; Bishop to Philippe II of France...
into the constituency for the Welsh Assembly Election 2007.
Cardiff South and Penarth is part of the South Wales Central
South Wales Central (National Assembly for Wales constituency)
South Wales Central is an electoral region of the National Assembly for Wales, consisting of eight constituencies. The region elects 12 members, eight directly elected constituency members and four additional members...
region. As one of the eight constituencies in South Wales Central, it, along with the other constituencies in the region, elect four additional members
Additional Member System
The Additional Member System is the term used in the United Kingdom for the mixed member proportional representation voting system used in Scotland, Wales and the London Assembly....
. The other seven constituencies of the region are Cardiff Central, Cardiff North, Cardiff West, Cynon Valley, Pontypridd, Rhondda and Vale of Glamorgan.
The use of the Additional Member System
Additional Member System
The Additional Member System is the term used in the United Kingdom for the mixed member proportional representation voting system used in Scotland, Wales and the London Assembly....
means that each voter has two votes. The first vote is for a candidate to become the Assembly Member for the voter's constituency, elected under the first past the post system. The second vote is used to vote for a regional closed party list
Closed list
Closed list describes the variant of party-list proportional representation where voters can only vote for political parties as a whole and thus have no influence on the party-supplied order in which party candidates are elected...
of candidates. Additional member's
Additional Member System
The Additional Member System is the term used in the United Kingdom for the mixed member proportional representation voting system used in Scotland, Wales and the London Assembly....
seats are allocated from the lists by the d'Hondt method
D'Hondt method
The d'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method described is named after Belgian mathematician Victor D'Hondt who described it in 1878...
, to create a more proportional outcome in both the region and Welsh Assembly.
Assembly Members
| Period | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Welsh Assembly election, 1999 The first National Assembly for Wales elections were held on 6 May 1999. The overall turnout of voters was 46.3%. Although the Welsh Labour Party were the biggest party, they did not gain enough seats to form a majority government and instead entered into coalition with the Liberal Democrats... - 2011 |
Lorraine Barrett Lorraine Barrett Lorraine Barrett is a former Welsh Labour & Co-operative Member of the National Assembly for Wales for Cardiff South and Penarth and an Assembly Commissioner since 2007... |
Labour Co-operative Labour Co-operative Labour and Co-operative describes those candidates in British elections standing on behalf of both the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party, based on a national agreement between the two parties.... |
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| 2011 - Present | Vaughan Gething Vaughan Gething Vaughan Gething AM is a Welsh Labour Co-operative politician, who has represented the constituency of Cardiff South and Penarth since the National Assembly for Wales election of 2011.-Early life:... |
Labour |