Members of the 2nd National Assembly for Wales

This is a list of Assembly Members (AMs; Welsh: Aelodau'r Cynulliad, ACau) elected to the second National Assembly for Wales at the 2003 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.

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The Welsh Assembly Building (Senedd) under-construction in 2005
Overview
Legislative bodyNational Assembly for Wales
JurisdictionWales, United Kingdom
Meeting placeSenedd building, Cardiff
Term1 May 2003 (2003-05-01) – 3 May 2007 (2007-05-03)
Election2003 National Assembly for Wales election
GovernmentSecond Morgan government (2003–07)
OppositionShadow Cabinet of Ieuan Wyn Jones (2003–07)
Members60
Presiding OfficerDafydd Elis-Thomas (2003–07)
First MinisterRhodri Morgan (2003–07)

Composition of the Assembly

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Party 2003
election
Currently
Labour 30 29
Plaid Cymru 12 12
Conservative 11 11
Liberal Democrats 6 6
Independent 0 1
Total 60 60

Government parties denoted with bullets (•)

AMs by party

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This is a list of AMs elected in 2003.

Party Name Constituency or region
Labour (29) Leighton Andrews Rhondda
Lorraine Barrett Cardiff South and Penarth
Rosemary Butler Newport West
Christine Chapman Cynon Valley
Jeffrey Cuthbert Caerphilly
Jane Davidson Pontypridd
Andrew Davies Swansea West
Tamsin Dunwoody Preseli Pembrokeshire
Sue Essex Cardiff North
Brian Gibbons Aberavon
Janice Gregory Ogmore
John Griffiths Newport East
Christine Gwyther Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
Edwina Hart Gower
Jane Hutt Vale of Glamorgan
Irene James Islwyn
Ann Jones Vale of Clwyd
Carwyn Jones Bridgend
Peter Law Blaenau Gwent
Huw Lewis Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Val Lloyd Swansea East
Sandy Mewies Delyn
Rhodri Morgan Cardiff West
Lynne Neagle Torfaen
Alun Pugh Clwyd West
Carl Sargeant Alyn and Deeside
Karen Sinclair Clwyd South
Catherine Thomas Llanelli
Gwenda Thomas Neath
Plaid Cymru (12)
Janet Davies South Wales West
Jocelyn Davies South Wales East
Alun Ffred Jones Caernarfon
Denise Idris Jones Conwy
Elin Jones Ceredigion
Helen Mary Jones Mid and West Wales
Ieuan Wyn Jones Ynys Môn
David Lloyd South Wales West
Janet Ryder North Wales
Owen John Thomas South Wales Central
Rhodri Glyn Thomas Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Leanne Wood South Wales Central
Conservative (11)
Nick Bourne Mid and West Wales
Alun Cairns South Wales West
David Davies Monmouth
Glyn Davies Mid and West Wales
Lisa Francis Mid and West Wales
William Graham South Wales East
Mark Isherwood North Wales
Laura Anne Jones South Wales East
David Melding South Wales Central
Jonathan Morgan South Wales Central
Brynle Williams North Wales
Liberal Democrats (6)
Mick Bates Montgomeryshire
Peter Black South Wales West
Mike German South Wales East
Christine Humphreys North Wales
Jenny Randerson Cardiff Central
Kirsty Williams Brecon and Radnorshire
JMIP (1) John Marek Wrexham
Presiding Officer (1) Dafydd Elis-Thomas Meirionnydd Nant Conwy

Members by constituency and region

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Constituency members

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Assembly Member
Constituency Name Party
Aberavon   Brian Gibbons Labour
Alyn and Deeside   Carl Sargeant Labour
Blaenau Gwent   Peter Law Labour
Brecon and Radnorshire   Kirsty Williams Liberal Democrats
Bridgend   Carwyn Jones Labour
Caernarfon   Alun Ffred Jones Plaid Cymru
Caerphilly   Jeffrey Cuthbert Labour
Cardiff Central   Jenny Randerson Liberal Democrats
Cardiff North   Sue Essex Labour
Cardiff South and Penarth   Lorraine Barrett Labour Co-op
Cardiff West   Rhodri Morgan Labour
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr   Rhodri Glyn Thomas Plaid Cymru
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire   Christine Gwyther Labour
Ceredigion   Elin Jones Plaid Cymru
Clwyd South   Karen Sinclair Labour
Clwyd West   Alun Pugh Labour
Conwy   Denise Idris Jones Labour
Cynon Valley   Christine Chapman Labour Co-op
Delyn   Sandy Mewies Labour
Gower   Edwina Hart Labour
Islwyn   Irene James Labour
Llanelli   Catherine Thomas Labour
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy   Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Presiding Officer) Plaid Cymru
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney   Huw Lewis Labour Co-op
Monmouth   David Davies Conservative
Montgomeryshire   Mick Bates Liberal Democrats
Neath   Gwenda Thomas Labour
Newport East   John Griffiths Labour Co-op
Newport West   Rosemary Butler Labour
Ogmore   Janice Gregory Labour
Pontypridd   Jane Davidson Labour
Preseli Pembrokeshire   Tamsin Dunwoody Labour
Rhondda   Leighton Andrews Labour
Swansea East   Val Lloyd Labour
Swansea West   Andrew Davies Labour
Torfaen   Lynne Neagle Labour
Vale of Clwyd   Ann Jones Labour
Vale of Glamorgan   Jane Hutt Labour
Wrexham   John Marek JMIP
Ynys Môn   Ieuan Wyn Jones Plaid Cymru

Regional members

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Assembly Member
Region Name Party
North Wales
  Eleanor Burnham Liberal Democrats
  Mark Isherwood Conservative
  Janet Ryder Plaid Cymru
  Brynle Williams Conservative
Mid and West Wales
  Nick Bourne Conservative
  Cynog Dafis Plaid Cymru
  Glyn Davies Conservative
  Lisa Francis Conservative
South Wales West
  Peter Black Liberal Democrats
  Alun Cairns Conservative
  Janet Davies Plaid Cymru
  David Lloyd Plaid Cymru
South Wales Central
  David Melding Conservative
  Jonathan Morgan Conservative
  Owen John Thomas Plaid Cymru
  Leanne Wood Plaid Cymru
South Wales East
  Jocelyn Davies Plaid Cymru
  Michael German Liberal Democrats
  William Graham Conservative
  Laura Anne Jones Conservative

See also

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References

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