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In May 2020, the Assembly was renamed to "Senedd Cymru" or "the Welsh Parliament" when section 2 of the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 came into force. The Senedd's powers in economic matters are significantly restricted by the UK Internal Market Act 2020 , [ 10 ] a primary purpose of which is to constrain the capacity of the devolved ...
The fact Welsh and UK sources seem comfortable using 'Senedd', either alone or alongside 'Welsh Parliament', suggests that British Wikipedia readers will understand the title; however, as international publications tend to use 'Welsh Parliament' or both names the English name might be more understandable for all readers.
The Senedd constituencies and electoral regions (Welsh: Etholaethau a Rhanbarthau etholiadol Senedd Cymru) [i] are the electoral districts used to elect members of the Senedd (MS; Welsh: Aelodau'r Senedd or AS) to the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Welsh: Senedd Cymru), and have been used in some form since the first election of the then National Assembly for Wales in 1999.
A cross-party campaign was led by Lady Megan Lloyd George, daughter of former Prime minister and campaigner for Welsh devolution, David Lloyd George who had passed away in 1945. [2] [3] The Campaign for a Welsh parliament (Ymgyrch Senedd i Gymru) was formally launched on 1 July 1950, at a rally in Llandrindod.
Tŷ Hywel is part of the Senedd estate in Cardiff Bay, along with the Senedd building and the Grade I listed Pierhead Building. [7] [9] Two covered link bridges connect the Senedd building to Tŷ Hywel. Construction of the link bridges began in September 2004 and they were completed by December 2005.
Y Siambr (The Chamber; Welsh pronunciation: [/ə ʃambr/]) is a 610 m 2 (6,600 sq ft) debating chamber, which holds all 60 Members of the Senedd (MSs) in a circular configuration under the cowl. [10] The Siambr can be increased to accommodate 80 MSs in the future, by removing temporary walls. [11]
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This is a list of Assembly Members (AMs; Welsh: Aelodau'r Cynulliad, ACau) elected to the fifth National Assembly for Wales at the 2016 election.In May 2020, the representatives were renamed to Members of the Senedd (MSs; Welsh: Aelodau o'r Senedd; ASau) in the fifth Senedd, they would be known as the fifth Senedd for the remainder of their term.