List of Plaid Cymru MPs

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This is a list of Plaid Cymru MPs. It includes all members of Parliament elected to the British House of Commons representing Plaid Cymru. Members of the Senedd or the European Parliament are not listed.

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NameConstituencyServed fromServed toTerm lengthDays
Dafydd Wigley Caernarfon 28 February 19747 June 200127 years, 99 days9,961
Hywel Williams Caernarfon then Arfon 8 June 200130 May 202422 years, 357 days8,392
Elfyn Llwyd Meirionnydd Nant Conwy then Dwyfor Meirionnydd 9 April 199230 March 201522 years, 355 days8,390
Dafydd Elis-Thomas Meirionnydd then Meirionnydd Nant Conwy 28 February 19749 April 199218 years, 41 days6,615
Ieuan Wyn Jones Ynys Môn 11 June 19877 June 200113 years, 361 days5,110
Jonathan Edwards Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 6 May 201022 May 2020 [n 1] 10 years, 16 days3,669
Liz Saville Roberts Dwyfor Meirionnydd 8 May 2015present9 years, 286 days3,574
Adam Price Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 8 June 200112 April 20108 years, 308 days3,230
Gwynfor Evans Carmarthen 14 July 196618 June 19708 years 5 months 27 days3,101
10 October 19743 May 1979
Cynog Dafis Ceredigion and Pembroke North then Ceredigion 9 April 19928 January 20007 years, 274 days2,830
Ben Lake Ceredigion 9 June 2017present7 years, 254 days2,811
Simon Thomas Ceredigion 3 February 20005 May 20055 years, 91 days1,918
Ann Davies Caerfyrddin 4 July 2024present229 days229
Llinos Medi Ynys Môn 4 July 2024present229 days229

Dates are taken from a House of Commons Library Briefing. [1] Following a rule change that came into force at the 2005 general election MPs who were defeated (eg Simon Thomas) are shown as serving up to and including the day of the election at which they were defeated. MPs who voluntarily stood down (eg Elfyn Llwyd) are shown as serving up until the day of dissolution of their final Parliament.

Tabular representation

Constituency19661970Feb 74Oct 741979198719921997200020012005201020152017201920202024
Carmarthen / Carmarthen East and Dinefwr / Caerfyrddin Evans Evans Price Edwards Davies
Caernarfon / Arfon Wigley Williams
Merionethshire /
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (1983-2010) / Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Elis Thomas Llwyd Saville-Roberts
Ynys Môn Wyn Jones Medi
Ceredigion & Pembroke North / Ceredigion / Ceredigion Preseli Dafis Thomas Lake
No. of Plaid Cymru MPs10232344443334434

See also

References

Specific
  1. Priddy, Sarah (7 January 2019). "Living former Members of the House of Commons" (PDF). House of Commons Library.
  1. Whip suspended. Edwards rejoined on 10 August 2022 and left again on 13 August 2022