Rhianon Passmore | |
|---|---|
 Passmore in 2016 | |
| Member of the Senedd for Islwyn | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Gwyn R Price |
| Majority | 5,239 (21.4%) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour Co-operative |
Rhianon Passmore is a Welsh Labour and Co-operative politician. Since May 2016,she has been the Member of the Senedd for Islwyn. [1]
In July 2015,it was announced that Passmore had been selected as the Welsh Labour candidate for the Islwyn constituency of the Senedd. [2] On 5 May 2016,she was elected a Member of the Welsh Assembly with 10,050 votes (45.0% of votes cast). [1]
Passmore had previously stood as a regional candidate for Mid and West Wales in the 2003 Welsh elections and a regional candidate for South Wales East in the 2007 elections.
In October 2017 she was arrested by South Wales Police after failing to provide a breath test;as a result she was banned from driving for 20 months,fined £1,000,£100 victim surcharge and £620 in costs. [3] She was also suspended from the National Assembly for a fortnight and was suspended by the Labour Group from 10 July 2018 until 1 October 2018. [4] [5]
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