This is a list of Assembly Members (AMs; Welsh: Aelodau'r Cynulliad, ACau) elected to the third National Assembly for Wales at the 2007 election. There are a total of 60 members elected, 40 were elected from first past the post constituencies with a further 20 members being returned from five regions, each electing four AMs through mixed-member proportional representation.
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The Welsh Assembly Building (Senedd) in 2008 | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | National Assembly for Wales | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Wales, United Kingdom | ||||
| Meeting place | Senedd building, Cardiff | ||||
| Term | 3 May 2007 – 5 May 2011 | ||||
| Election | 2007 National Assembly for Wales election | ||||
| Government | Third Morgan government (2007) Fourth Morgan government (2007–09) First Jones government (2009–11) | ||||
| Members | 60 | ||||
| Presiding Officer | Dafydd Elis-Thomas (2007–11) | ||||
| First Minister | Rhodri Morgan (2007–09) Carwyn Jones (2009–11) | ||||
| Deputy First Minister | Ieuan Wyn Jones (2007–11) | ||||
Composition of the Assembly
| Party | May 2007 | May 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| • | Labour | 26 | 26 |
| • | Plaid Cymru | 15 | 14 |
| Conservative | 12 | 13 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 6 | |
| Independents | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 60 | ||
Government parties denoted with bullets (•)
AMs by party
This is a list of AMs elected in 2011. The changes section below records all changes in party affiliation during the session. See here for a list of AMs elected in the 2007 election.
| Party | Name | Constituency or region | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour (26) | Leighton Andrews | Rhondda | |
| Lorraine Barrett | Cardiff South and Penarth | ||
| Rosemary Butler | Newport West | ||
| Christine Chapman | Cynon Valley | ||
| Jeffrey Cuthbert | Caerphilly | ||
| Jane Davidson | Pontypridd | ||
| Alun Davies | Mid and West Wales | ||
| Andrew Davies | Swansea West | ||
| Brian Gibbons | Aberavon | ||
| Janice Gregory | Ogmore | ||
| John Griffiths | Newport East | ||
| Lesley Griffiths | Wrexham | ||
| Edwina Hart | Gower | ||
| Jane Hutt | Vale of Glamorgan | ||
| Irene James | Islwyn | ||
| Ann Jones | Vale of Clwyd | ||
| Carwyn Jones | Bridgend | ||
| Huw Lewis | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | ||
| Val Lloyd | Swansea East | ||
| Sandy Mewies | Delyn | ||
| Rhodri Morgan | Cardiff West | ||
| Lynne Neagle | Torfaen | ||
| Carl Sargeant | Alyn and Deeside | ||
| Karen Sinclair | Clwyd South | ||
| Gwenda Thomas | Neath | ||
| Joyce Watson | Mid and West Wales | ||
| Plaid Cymru (13) | Jocelyn Davies | South Wales East | |
| Nerys Evans | Mid and West Wales | ||
| Chris Franks | South Wales Central | ||
| Bethan Jenkins | South Wales West | ||
| Alun Ffred Jones | Arfon | ||
| Elin Jones | Ceredigion | ||
| Gareth Jones | Aberconwy | ||
| Helen Mary Jones | Llanelli | ||
| Ieuan Wyn Jones | Ynys Môn | ||
| Dai Lloyd | South Wales West | ||
| Janet Ryder | North Wales | ||
| Rhodri Glyn Thomas | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | ||
| Leanne Wood | South Wales Central | ||
| Conservative Party (13) | Mohammad Asghar | South Wales East | |
| Nicholas Bourne | Mid and West Wales | ||
| Angela Burns | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | ||
| Alun Cairns | South Wales West | ||
| Andrew R. T. Davies | South Wales Central | ||
| Paul Davies | Preseli Pembrokeshire | ||
| William Graham | South Wales East | ||
| Mark Isherwood | North Wales | ||
| David Melding | South Wales Central | ||
| Darren Millar | Clwyd West | ||
| Jonathan Morgan | Cardiff North | ||
| Nick Ramsay | Monmouth | ||
| Brynle Williams | North Wales | ||
| Liberal Democrats (6) | Mick Bates | Montgomeryshire | |
| Peter Black | South Wales West | ||
| Eleanor Burnham | North Wales | ||
| Veronica German | South Wales East | ||
| Jenny Randerson | Cardiff Central | ||
| Kirsty Williams | Brecon and Radnorshire | ||
| Independent (1) | Trish Law | Blaenau Gwent | |
| Presiding Officer (1) | Dafydd Elis-Thomas | Dwyfor Meirionnydd | |
Members by constituency and region
Constituency members
| Assembly Member | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Constituency | Name | Party | |
| Aberavon | Brian Gibbons | Labour | |
| Aberconwy | Gareth Jones | Plaid Cymru | |
| Alyn and Deeside | Carl Sargeant | Labour | |
| Arfon | Alun Ffred Jones | Plaid Cymru | |
| Blaenau Gwent | Trish Law | Independent | |
| Brecon and Radnorshire | Kirsty Williams | Liberal Democrats | |
| Bridgend | Carwyn Jones | Labour | |
| Caerphilly | Jeffrey Cuthbert | Labour | |
| Cardiff Central | Jenny Randerson | Liberal Democrats | |
| Cardiff North | Jonathan Morgan | Conservative | |
| Cardiff South and Penarth | Lorraine Barrett | Labour Co-op | |
| Cardiff West | Rhodri Morgan | Labour | |
| Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Rhodri Glyn Thomas | Plaid Cymru | |
| Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Angela Burns | Conservative | |
| Ceredigion | Elin Jones | Plaid Cymru | |
| Clwyd South | Karen Sinclair | Labour | |
| Clwyd West | Darren Millar | Conservative | |
| Cynon Valley | Christine Chapman | Labour Co-op | |
| Delyn | Sandy Mewies | Labour | |
| Dwyfor Meirionnydd | Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Presiding Officer) | Plaid Cymru | |
| Gower | Edwina Hart | Labour | |
| Islwyn | Irene James | Labour | |
| Llanelli | Helen Mary Jones | Plaid Cymru | |
| Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Huw Lewis | Labour Co-op | |
| Monmouth | Nick Ramsay | Conservative | |
| Montgomeryshire | Mick Bates | Liberal Democrats | |
| Neath | Gwenda Thomas | Labour | |
| Newport East | John Griffiths | Labour Co-op | |
| Newport West | Rosemary Butler | Labour | |
| Ogmore | Janice Gregory | Labour | |
| Pontypridd | Jane Davidson | Labour | |
| Preseli Pembrokeshire | Paul Davies | Conservative | |
| Rhondda | Leighton Andrews | Labour | |
| Swansea East | Val Lloyd | Labour | |
| Swansea West | Andrew Davies | Labour | |
| Torfaen | Lynne Neagle | Labour | |
| Vale of Clwyd | Ann Jones | Labour | |
| Vale of Glamorgan | Jane Hutt | Labour | |
| Wrexham | Lesley Griffiths | Labour | |
| Ynys Môn | Ieuan Wyn Jones | Plaid Cymru | |
Regional members
| Assembly Member | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Region | Name | Party | |
| Mid and West Wales | Nick Bourne | Conservative | |
| Alun Davies | Labour | ||
| Nerys Evans | Plaid Cymru | ||
| Joyce Watson | Labour | ||
| North Wales | Eleanor Burnham | Liberal Democrats | |
| Mark Isherwood | Conservative | ||
| Janet Ryder | Plaid Cymru | ||
| Brynle Williams | Conservative | ||
| South Wales Central | Andrew R. T. Davies | Conservative | |
| Chris Franks | Plaid Cymru | ||
| David Melding | Conservative | ||
| Leanne Wood | Plaid Cymru | ||
| South Wales East | Mohammad Asghar | Conservative | |
| Jocelyn Davies | Plaid Cymru | ||
| Michael German | Liberal Democrats | ||
| William Graham | Conservative | ||
| South Wales West | Peter Black | Liberal Democrats | |
| Alun Cairns | Conservative | ||
| Bethan Jenkins | Plaid Cymru | ||
| Dai Lloyd | Plaid Cymru | ||
Changes
- 8 December 2009: Mohammad Asghar defected from Plaid Cymru to the Conservative Party.
See also
- Government of the 3rd National Assembly for Wales
- 2007 National Assembly for Wales election
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