Members of the 4th National Assembly for Wales

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The Welsh Assembly Building (Senedd) in 2014
Overview
Legislative body National Assembly for Wales
Jurisdiction Wales, United Kingdom
Meeting place Senedd building, Cardiff
Term5 May 2011 (2011-05-05) – 5 May 2016 (2016-05-05)
Election 2011 National Assembly for Wales election
Government Second Jones government
OppositionFirst Shadow Cabinet of Andrew R. T. Davies (2011–16)
Members60
Presiding Officer Dafydd Elis-Thomas (2011)
Rosemary Butler (2011–16)
First Minister Carwyn Jones

This is a list of Assembly Members (AMs; Welsh : Aelodau'r Cynulliad, ACau) elected to the fourth National Assembly for Wales at the 2011 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. 20 AMs were elected for the first time.

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Current composition

Party2011 electionPrior to 2016 election
Labour 3030
Conservative 1414
Plaid Cymru 1111
Liberal Democrats 55
Other00

Government parties denoted with bullets (•)

Constituency AMs

SeatMemberFirst electedNotes
Aberavon David Rees 2011
Aberconwy Janet Finch-Saunders 2011
Alyn and Deeside Carl Sargeant 2007
Arfon Alun Ffred Jones 2003
Blaenau Gwent Alun Davies 2007
Brecon and Radnorshire Kirsty Williams 1999
Bridgend Carwyn Jones 1999
Caerphilly Jeffrey Cuthbert 2003
Cardiff Central Jenny Rathbone 2011
Cardiff North Julie Morgan 2011
Cardiff South and Penarth Vaughan Gething 2011
Cardiff West Mark Drakeford 2011
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr Rhodri Glyn Thomas 1999
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire Angela Burns 2007
Ceredigion Elin Jones 1999
Clwyd South Ken Skates 2011
Clwyd West Darren Millar 2007
Cynon Valley Christine Chapman 1999
Delyn Sandy Mewies 2003
Dwyfor Meirionnydd Dafydd Elis-Thomas 1999
Gower Edwina Hart 1999
Islwyn Gwyn R Price 2011
Llanelli Keith Davies 2011
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney Huw Lewis 1999
Monmouth Nick Ramsay 2007
Montgomeryshire Russell George 2011
Neath Gwenda Thomas 1999
Newport East John Griffiths 1999
Newport West Rosemary Butler 1999 Served as Presiding Officer 2011–2016
Ogmore Janice Gregory 1999
Pontypridd Mick Antoniw 2011
Preseli Pembrokeshire Paul Davies 2007
Rhondda Leighton Andrews 2003
Swansea East Mike Hedges 2011
Swansea West Julie James 2011
Torfaen Lynne Neagle 1999
Vale of Clwyd Ann Jones 1999
Vale of Glamorgan Jane Hutt 1999
Wrexham Lesley Griffiths 2007
Ynys Môn Ieuan Wyn Jones 1999 Resigned 20 June 2013

Regional AMs

SeatMembersPartyFirst electedNotes
North Wales
Antoinette Sandbach Conservative 2011 Resigned 8 May 2015
Aled Roberts Liberal Democrats 2016 Suspended 17 May 2011 [1] reinstated 6 July 2011 [2]
Llyr Huws Gruffydd Plaid Cymru 2011
Mark Isherwood Conservative 2003
SeatMembersPartyFirst elected
Mid and West Wales
William Powell Liberal Democrats 2011
Rebecca Evans Labour 2011
Simon Thomas Plaid Cymru 2011
Joyce Watson Labour 2007
SeatMembersPartyFirst electedNotes
South Wales West
Suzy Davies Conservative 2011
Bethan Jenkins Plaid Cymru 2007 Suspended and sat as an independent 15 October 2012 until Spring 2013
Byron Davies Conservative 2011 Resigned 8 May 2015
Peter Black Liberal Democrats 1999
SeatMembersPartyFirst elected
South Wales Central
Andrew RT Davies Conservative 2007
David Melding Conservative 1999
Leanne Wood Plaid Cymru 2003
Eluned Parrott Liberal Democrats 2011 Replaced John Dixon [3]
SeatMembersPartyFirst elected
South Wales East
Mohammad Asghar Conservative 2007
William Graham Conservative 1999
Jocelyn Davies Plaid Cymru 1999
Lindsay Whittle Plaid Cymru 2011

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