Carmathen East and Dinefwr is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Adam Price (born 23 September 1968 Carmarthen) is a politician in Wales, and Plaid Cymru Member of Parliament for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr This is a list of political parties in the United Kingdom. Brief history and overview Prior to the mid-19th century Politics in the United Kingdom Plaid Cymru (plaɪd ˈkəmri The Party of Wales often referred to simply as Plaid) is a Political party in Wales. In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The Preserved counties of Wales are the current areas used in Wales for ceremonial purposes such as Lieutenancy. Dyfed ('dɪ ved is a preserved county of Wales. Dyfed was created by the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974. The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU Wales is a Constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 4 MEPs using the D'Hondt method of Party-list proportional representation In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The plurality voting system is a Single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member
The Carmarthen East and Dinefwr Welsh Assembly constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999. Carmarthen East and Dinefwr is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales.
Boundaries
Members of Parliament
Elections
| General Election 2005: Carmarthen East and Dinefwr |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Plaid Cymru |
Adam Price |
17,561 |
45. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Alan Wynne Williams (born 21 December, 1945 in Carmarthen) is a British Labour politician The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Adam Price (born 23 September 1968 Carmarthen) is a politician in Wales, and Plaid Cymru Member of Parliament for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr Plaid Cymru (plaɪd ˈkəmri The Party of Wales often referred to simply as Plaid) is a Political party in Wales. Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general Plaid Cymru (plaɪd ˈkəmri The Party of Wales often referred to simply as Plaid) is a Political party in Wales. Adam Price (born 23 September 1968 Carmarthen) is a politician in Wales, and Plaid Cymru Member of Parliament for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 9 |
+3. 5 |
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Labour |
Ross Hendry |
10,843 |
28. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the 3 |
-7. 3 |
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Conservative |
Suzy Davies |
5,235 |
13. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. 7 |
+0. 8 |
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Liberal Democrat |
Julianna Hughes |
3,719 |
9. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the 7 |
+2. 3 |
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UK Independence |
Mike Squires |
661 |
1. The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, ˈjuːkɪp 7 |
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Legalise Cannabis |
Sid Whitworth |
272 |
0. History The party was registered in March 1999 after Howard Marks had stood as a legalise cannabis candidate in four different constituencies in the 7 |
+0. 7 |
| Majority |
6,718 |
17. 5 |
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| Turnout |
38,291 |
71. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 6 |
+1. 2 |
|
Plaid Cymru hold |
Swing |
+5. Plaid Cymru (plaɪd ˈkəmri The Party of Wales often referred to simply as Plaid) is a Political party in Wales. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties 4 |
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| General Election 2001: Carmarthen East and Dinefwr |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Plaid Cymru |
Adam Price |
16,130 |
42. Results |} Total votes cast 26368204 All parties with more than 500 votes shown Plaid Cymru (plaɪd ˈkəmri The Party of Wales often referred to simply as Plaid) is a Political party in Wales. Adam Price (born 23 September 1968 Carmarthen) is a politician in Wales, and Plaid Cymru Member of Parliament for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 4 |
+7. 7 |
|
Labour |
Alan Williams |
13,540 |
35. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Alan Wynne Williams (born 21 December, 1945 in Carmarthen) is a British Labour politician 6 |
-7. 3 |
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Conservative |
David Thomas |
4,912 |
12. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. 9 |
+0. 9 |
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Liberal Democrat |
Doiran Evans |
2,815 |
7. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the 4 |
-0. 2 |
|
UK Independence |
Michael Squires |
656 |
1. The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, ˈjuːkɪp 7 |
N/A |
| Majority |
2,590 |
6. 8 |
|
| Turnout |
38,053 |
70. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 4 |
-8. 1 |
|
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour |
Swing |
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| General Election 1997: Carmarthen East and Dinefwr |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Alan Williams |
17,907 |
42. Plaid Cymru (plaɪd ˈkəmri The Party of Wales often referred to simply as Plaid) is a Political party in Wales. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Alan Wynne Williams (born 21 December, 1945 in Carmarthen) is a British Labour politician 9 |
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Plaid Cymru |
Rhodri Glyn Thomas |
14,457 |
34. Plaid Cymru (plaɪd ˈkəmri The Party of Wales often referred to simply as Plaid) is a Political party in Wales. 6 |
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Conservative |
Edmund Hayward |
5,022 |
12. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. 0 |
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Liberal Democrat |
Juliana Hughes |
3,150 |
7. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the 5 |
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Referendum Party |
Humphreys-Evans |
1,196 |
2. The Referendum Party was the name of a series of Single-issue parties in the United Kingdom that called for a Referendum on aspects of the UK's relationship 9 |
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| Majority |
3,450 |
|
|
| Turnout |
|
78. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 6 |
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See also
There are five constitencies covering Dyfed. They are all county constituencies (CCs of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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