National Assembly for Wales election, 1999
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National Assembly for Wales election, 1999
National Assembly for Wales election, 1999
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All 60 seats to the National Assembly for Wales 31 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 46% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The left side shows constituency winners of the election by their party colours. The right side shows regional winners of the election for the additional members by their party colours. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results map of the 1999 National Assembly election (regional list results).
The first National Assembly for Wales elections were held on 6 May 1999. The overall turnout of voters was 46.3%.[1] Although Welsh Labour were the biggest party, they did not gain enough seats to form a majority government and instead entered into coalition with the Liberal Democrats. The election was marked by the historically high level of support for Plaid Cymru, who won their highest share of the vote in any Wales-wide election and, as of 2016, their highest number of seats in an Assembly election to date. The party won considerable support in traditionally safe Labour areas such as the South Wales Valleys, winning Rhondda and Islwyn and narrowly failing to win a number of other seats.
For lists of constituencies and regions, see National Assembly for Wales constituencies and electoral regions.
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All 60 seats to the National Assembly for Wales 31 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 46% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The left side shows constituency winners of the election by their party colours. The right side shows regional winners of the election for the additional members by their party colours. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election results
Overall turnout: 46%
| Parties | Additional member system | Total seats | ||||||||||||||
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| Constituency | Region | |||||||||||||||
| Votes | % | +/− | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/− | Seats | +/− | Total | +/− | % | ||||
| Labour | 384,671 | 37.6 | N/A | 27 | N/A | 361,657 | 35.4 | N/A | 1 | N/A | 28 | N/A | 46.7 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | 290,572 | 28.4 | N/A | 9 | N/A | 312,048 | 30.5 | N/A | 8 | N/A | 17 | N/A | 28.3 | |||
| Conservative | 162,133 | 15.8 | N/A | 1 | N/A | 168,206 | 16.5 | N/A | 8 | N/A | 9 | N/A | 15.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 137,857 | 13.5 | N/A | 3 | N/A | 128,008 | 12.5 | N/A | 3 | N/A | 6 | N/A | 10.0 | |||
| Green | 1,002 | 0.1 | N/A | 0 | N/A | 25,858 | 2.5 | N/A | 0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | 0 | |||
| Socialist Labour | 10,720 | 1.0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | 0 | ||||||||
| Natural Law | 3,861 | 0.4 | N/A | 0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | 0 | ||||||||
| United Socialist | 3,967 | 0.4 | N/A | 0 | N/A | 3,590 | 0.4 | N/A | 0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | 0 | |||
| Communist | 609 | 0.1 | N/A | 0 | N/A | 1,366 | 0.1 | N/A | 0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | 0 | |||
| Independent | 30,554 | 3.0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | 0 | ||||||||
| Independent Labour | 4,134 | 0.4 | N/A | 0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | 0 | ||||||||
| Others | 7,736 | 0.8 | N/A | 0 | N/A | 4,673 | 0.5 | N/A | 0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | 0 | |||
| Total | 1,023,225 | 40 | 1,019,987 | 20 | 60 | |||||||||||
Votes summary
Constituency and Regional Summary
Mid and West Wales
| National Assembly for Wales election, 1999: Mid and West Wales | ||||||
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| Constituency | Elected member | Result | ||||
| Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Rhodri Glyn Thomas | Plaid Cymru gain | ||||
| Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Christine Gwyther | Labour gain | ||||
| Ceredigion | Elin Jones | Plaid Cymru gain | ||||
| Llanelli | Helen Mary Jones | Plaid Cymru gain | ||||
| Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | Dafydd Elis-Thomas | Plaid Cymru gain | ||||
| Montgomeryshire | Mick Bates | Liberal Democrats gain | ||||
| Preseli Pembrokeshire | Richard Edwards | Labour gain | ||||
| Brecon and Radnorshire | Kirsty Williams | Liberal Democrats gain | ||||
| National Assembly for Wales election, 1999: Mid and West Wales | |||||||
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| Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% | |
| Plaid Cymru | Cynog Dafis | 1 | N/A | 84,554 | 38.55% | N/A | |
| Labour | Alun Michael | 1 | N/A | 53,842 | 24.55% | N/A | |
| Conservative | Nick Bourne Edward Glyn Davies | 2 | N/A | 36,622 | 16.70% | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | N/A | 31,683 | 14.44% | N/A | ||
| Green | 0 | N/A | 7,718 | 3.52% | N/A | ||
| Socialist Labour | 0 | N/A | 3,019 | 1.38% | N/A | ||
| Independent | 0 | N/A | 1,214 | 0.55% | N/A | ||
| Natural Law | 0 | N/A | 705 | 0.32% | N/A | ||
North Wales
| National Assembly for Wales election, 1999: North Wales | ||||||
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| Constituency | Elected member | Result | ||||
| Alyn and Deeside | Tom Middlehurst | Labour gain | ||||
| Caernarfon | Dafydd Wigley | Plaid Cymru gain | ||||
| Clwyd South | Karen Sinclair | Labour gain | ||||
| Clwyd West | Alun Pugh | Labour gain | ||||
| Conwy | Gareth Jones | Plaid Cymru gain | ||||
| Delyn | Alison Halford | Labour gain | ||||
| Vale of Clwyd | Margaret Ann Jones | Labour gain | ||||
| Wrexham | John Marek | Labour gain | ||||
| Ynys Môn | Ieuan Wyn Jones | Plaid Cymru gain | ||||
| National Assembly for Wales election, 1999: North Wales | |||||||
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| Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% | |
| Labour | 0 | N/A | 73,673 | 34.19% | N/A | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Janet Ryder | 1 | N/A | 69,518 | 32.26% | N/A | |
| Conservative | Rod Richards Peter Rogers | 2 | N/A | 41,700 | 19.35% | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Humphreys | 1 | N/A | 22,130 | 10.27% | N/A | |
| Green | 0 | N/A | 4,667 | 2.17% | N/A | ||
| Rhuddlan Debt Protest Campaign | 0 | N/A | 1,353 | 0.63% | N/A | ||
| Natural Law | 0 | N/A | 917 | 0.43% | N/A | ||
| Socialist Alliance | 0 | N/A | 828 | 0.38% | N/A | ||
| Communist | 0 | N/A | 714 | 0.33% | N/A | ||
South Wales Central
| National Assembly for Wales election, 1999: South Wales Central | ||||||
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| Constituency | Elected member | Result | ||||
| Cardiff South and Penarth | Lorraine Barrett | Labour gain | ||||
| Cardiff West | Rhodri Morgan | Labour gain | ||||
| Cynon Valley | Christine Chapman | Labour gain | ||||
| Pontypridd | Jane Davidson | Labour gain | ||||
| Rhondda | Geraint Rhys Davies | Plaid Cymru gain | ||||
| Vale of Glamorgan | Jane Hutt | Labour gain | ||||
| Cardiff Central | Jennifer Elizabeth Randerson | Liberal Democrats gain | ||||
| Cardiff North | Sue Essex | Labour gain | ||||
| National Assembly for Wales election, 1999: South Wales Central | |||||||
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| Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% | |
| Labour | 0 | N/A | 79,564 | 36.92% | N/A | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Pauline Jarman Owen John Thomas | 2 | N/A | 58,080 | 26.95% | N/A | |
| Conservative | Jonathan Morgan David Melding | 2 | N/A | 34,944 | 16.22% | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | N/A | 30,911 | 14.35% | N/A | ||
| Green | 0 | N/A | 5,336 | 2.48% | N/A | ||
| Socialist Labour | 0 | N/A | 2,822 | 1.31% | N/A | ||
| Independent | 0 | N/A | 1,524 | 0.71% | N/A | ||
| Natural Law | 0 | N/A | 665 | 0.31% | N/A | ||
| Communist | 0 | N/A | 652 | 0.30% | N/A | ||
| Socialist Alliance | 0 | N/A | 602 | 0.28% | N/A | ||
| Independent | 0 | N/A | 378 | 0.18% | N/A | ||
South Wales East
| National Assembly for Wales election, 1999: South Wales East | ||||||
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| Constituency | Elected member | Result | ||||
| Islwyn | Brian Hancock | Plaid Cymru gain | ||||
| Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Huw Lewis | Labour gain | ||||
| Monmouth | David Thomas Charles Davies | Conservative gain | ||||
| Blaenau Gwent | Peter Law | Labour gain | ||||
| Newport East | John Griffiths | Labour gain | ||||
| Newport West | Dame Rosemary Janet Mair Butler | Labour gain | ||||
| Torfaen | Lynne Neagle | Labour gain | ||||
| Caerphilly | Ron Davies | Labour gain | ||||
| National Assembly for Wales election, 1999: South Wales East | |||||||
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| Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% | |
| Labour | 0 | N/A | 83,953 | 41.82% | N/A | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Jocelyn Davies Professor Philip James Stradling Williams | 2 | N/A | 49,139 | 24.48% | N/A | |
| Conservative | William Graham | 1 | N/A | 33,947 | 16.91% | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael James German | 1 | N/A | 24,757 | 12.33% | N/A | |
| Socialist Labour | 0 | N/A | 4,879 | 2.43% | N/A | ||
| Green | 0 | N/A | 4,055 | 2.02% | N/A | ||
South Wales West
| National Assembly for Wales election, 1999: South Wales West | ||||||
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| Constituency | Elected member | Result | ||||
| Aberavon | Brian Gibbons | Labour gain | ||||
| Gower | Edwina Hart | Labour gain | ||||
| Neath | Gwenda Thomas | Labour gain | ||||
| Ogmore | Janice Gregory | Labour gain | ||||
| Swansea East | Val Feld | Labour gain | ||||
| Swansea West | Andrew Davies | Labour gain | ||||
| Bridgend | Carwyn Jones | Labour gain | ||||
| National Assembly for Wales election, 1999: South Wales West | |||||||
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| Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% | |
| Labour | 0 | N/A | 70,625 | 42.25% | N/A | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Janet Marion Davies Dr David Rees Lloyd | 2 | N/A | 50,757 | 30.37% | N/A | |
| Conservative | Alun Cairns | 1 | N/A | 20,993 | 12.56% | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Black | 1 | N/A | 18.527 | 11.09% | N/A | |
| Green | 0 | N/A | 4,082 | 2.44% | N/A | ||
| Socialist Alliance | 0 | N/A | 1,257 | 0.75% | N/A | ||
| Natural Law | 0 | N/A | 676 | 0.40% | N/A | ||
| People's Representative Party | 0 | N/A | 204 | 0.12% | N/A | ||
See also
National Assembly for Wales
References
[1]
Citation Linkwww.parliament.ukMorgan, Bryn (12 May 1999). "Research Paper 99/51 - Welsh Assembly Elections: 6 May 1999" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
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Citation Linkwww.parliament.uk"Research Paper 99/51 - Welsh Assembly Elections: 6 May 1999"
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