| Parl name | Senedd |
|---|---|
| Year | 1999 |
| Abolished | 2026 |
| Parts label | Electoral region |
| Parts | South Wales East |
| Member label | MS |
| Member | Lynne Neagle |
| Party label | Party |
| Party | Labour |
Torfaen was a constituency of the Senedd. It elected one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. It was also one of eight constituencies in the South Wales East electoral region, which elected four additional members, in addition to eight constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
Boundaries
The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Torfaen Westminster constituency.
The other seven constituencies of the South Wales East electoral region were Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Islwyn, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, Monmouth, Newport East and Newport West.
Voting
In general elections for the Senedd, each voter had two votes. The first vote was used to vote for a candidate to become the Assembly Member for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system. The second vote was used to vote for a regional closed party list of candidates. Additional member seats were allocated from the lists by the d'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.
Members of the Senedd
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Lynne Neagle | Labour | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Regional Ballot void votes: 128. Want of an Official Mark (0), Voting for more than ONE party or individual candidate (46), Writing or mark by which the Voter could be identified (0), Unmarked or Void for uncertainty (82)
Elections in the 2010s
Regional ballots rejected at the count: 164[1]
Elections in the 2000s
2003 Electorate: 61,264
Regional ballots rejected: 335
References
- ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 November 2021.