Senedd electoral regions of Wales
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The Senedd electoral regions of Wales are multi-member constituencies used to elect additional members to the Welsh Parliament, ensuring proportional representation across different parts of the country.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Senedd Cymru constituencies and regions | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constituency grouping
ⓘ
electoral region system ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Electoral Commission (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Wales ⓘ |
| ballotStructure | separate regional vote ⓘ |
| combinedWith | single-member constituencies ⓘ |
| composedOf | multiple Senedd constituencies ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Government of Wales Act 1998 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystem |
additional member system
ⓘ
mixed-member proportional representation ⓘ |
| electoralTier | regional ⓘ |
| electorate | registered voters in Wales ⓘ |
| elects | regional Members of the Senedd ⓘ |
| ensures | proportional representation ⓘ |
| firstUsedForElection | 1999 Welsh Assembly election ⓘ |
| formerlyFor | National Assembly for Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingLaw | Government of Wales Act 2006 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | allocation of regional Senedd seats ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Mid and West Wales electoral region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Wales electoral region NERFINISHED ⓘ South Wales Central electoral region NERFINISHED ⓘ South Wales East electoral region NERFINISHED ⓘ South Wales West electoral region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Welsh ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Senedd Cymru
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Welsh Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | subnational ⓘ |
| mapsTo | geographical areas of Wales ⓘ |
| methodOfApportionment | D’Hondt method NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMembersPerRegion | 4 additional members ⓘ |
| numberOfRegions | 5 ⓘ |
| partOf | electoral system of Wales ⓘ |
| purpose | to correct disproportionality from constituency results ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
London Assembly electoral regions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Parliament electoral regions ⓘ |
| relevantTo | devolved legislature elections in Wales ⓘ |
| status | in use ⓘ |
| subjectTo | periodic boundary reviews ⓘ |
| typeOfRepresentation | proportional regional representation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
election of additional members
ⓘ
elections to the Senedd ⓘ |
| usedIn | every Senedd general election since 1999 ⓘ |
| votingSystemType | party list for regional seats ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Senedd Cymru constituencies and regions