Wales

National Assembly for Wales

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5th Welsh Assembly

2016-05-06 – current

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Party Groupings

  • Welsh Labour

    29 seats

  • Welsh Conservative Party

    12 seats

  • Plaid Cymru

    10 seats

  • UK Independence Party

    5 seats

  • independent politician

    3 seats

  • Welsh Liberal Democrats

    1 seat

What’s in this dataset?

As much as we know. Here’s a taste of the information we have so far.

Biographical 100%
Social links 95%
Contact details 93%
Identifiers 100%

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Adam Price

Plaid Cymru — Carmarthen East and Dinefwr

Gender male
Born 1968-09-23
Email Adam.Price@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 5030
wikidata Q3405033
democracyclub 8081
lcauth no2004089195
viaf 53866748

Alun Davies

Welsh Labour — Blaenau Gwent

Gender male
Born 1964-02-12
Email Alun.Davies@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 225
wikidata Q4737493
democracyclub 7859

Andrew R. T. Davies

Welsh Conservative Party — South Wales Central

Gender male
Born 1968
Email AndrewRT.Davies@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 143
wikidata Q4758350
democracyclub 8125

Angela Burns

Welsh Conservative Party — Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire

Gender female
Email Angela.Burns@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 135
wikidata Q4762396
democracyclub 8083

Ann Jones

Welsh Labour — Vale of Clwyd

Gender female
Born 1953-11-04
Email Ann.Jones@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 161
wikidata Q4766480
democracyclub 8374

Bethan Jenkins

Plaid Cymru — South Wales West

Gender female
Born 1981-12-09
Email Bethan.Sayed@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 159
wikidata Q4897688
democracyclub 8043
lcauth no2010155064
viaf 128264727

Carl Sargeant

Welsh Labour — Alyn and Deeside (until 2017-11-03)

independent politician — Alyn and Deeside (2017-11-03 to 2017-11-07)

Gender male
Born 1968
Died 2017-11-07
welsh_assembly 178
wikidata Q5040766
democracyclub 8053
viaf 3264151112571037180003
gnd 114405981X

Caroline Jones

UK Independence Party — South Wales West

Gender female
Born 1955-04-01
Email Caroline.Jones@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 5260
wikidata Q24405225
democracyclub 5570

Carwyn Jones

Welsh Labour — Bridgend

Gender male
Born 1967-03-21
Email Carwyn.Jones@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 102
wikidata Q111840
democracyclub 8064
lcauth no2009057457
viaf 256290018

Dafydd Elis-Thomas

Plaid Cymru — Dwyfor Meirionnydd (until 2016-10-14)

independent politician — Dwyfor Meirionnydd (from 2016-10-14)

Gender male
Born 1946-10-18
Email Dafydd.Elis-Thomas@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 146
wikidata Q333841
democracyclub 9362
lcauth no2005099844
viaf 66212742

Darren Millar

Welsh Conservative Party — Clwyd West

Gender male
Born 1976
Email Darren.Millar@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 171
wikidata Q5225067
democracyclub 8094

David Lloyd

Plaid Cymru — South Wales West

Gender male
Born 1956-12-02
Email Dai.Lloyd@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 167
wikidata Q5236695

David Melding

Welsh Conservative Party — South Wales Central

Gender male
Born 1962-08-28
Email David.Melding@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 169
wikidata Q5237493
democracyclub 8126
lcauth no2004058170
viaf 41551991

David Rees

Welsh Labour — Aberavon

Gender male
Born 1957-01-17
Email David.Rees@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 205
wikidata Q16191114
democracyclub 9156
lcauth nb99072396
isni 0000 0003 7862 262X

David Rowlands

UK Independence Party — South Wales East

Gender male
Email DavidJ.Rowlands@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 393
wikidata Q24405234
democracyclub 5183

Dawn Bowden

Welsh Labour — Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney

Gender female
Born 1960-02
Email Dawn.Bowden@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 4988
wikidata Q24050164
democracyclub 9190
google_knowledge /g/11c6zy2qz6

Delyth Jewell

Plaid Cymru — South Wales East (from 2019-02-08)

Gender female
Email Delyth.Jewell@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 5207
wikidata Q60658323

Elin Jones

Plaid Cymru — Ceredigion

Gender female
Born 1966-09-01
Email Elin.Jones@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 162
wikidata Q5361084
democracyclub 8089
lcauth no2007012364
viaf 21912192

Eluned Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Ely

Welsh Labour — Mid and West Wales

Gender female
Born 1967-02-16
Email Eluned.Morgan@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 4970
wikidata Q336521
lcauth no2015061545
viaf 316390846
freebase /m/035th3

Gareth Bennett

UK Independence Party — South Wales Central

Gender male
Born 1968-12-01
Email Gareth.Bennett@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 5040
wikidata Q24405244
democracyclub 7761

Hannah Blythyn

Welsh Labour — Delyn

Gender female
Email Hannah.Blythyn@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 5112
wikidata Q24039145
democracyclub 7872

Hefin David

Welsh Labour — Caerphilly

Gender male
Born 1977-08
Email Hefin.David@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 513
wikidata Q24040034
democracyclub 8066

Helen Mary Jones

Plaid Cymru — Mid and West Wales (from 2018-08-02)

Gender female
Born 1960-06-29
Email HelenMary.Jones@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 164
wikidata Q11001680

Huw Irranca-Davies

Welsh Labour — Ogmore

Gender male
Born 1963-01-22
Email huw.Irranca-Davies@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 5053
wikidata Q691388
democracyclub 1026
freebase /m/025vw3
hansard mr-huw-irranca-davies

Jack Sargeant

Welsh Labour — Alyn and Deeside (from 2018-02-07)

Gender male
Born 1994
Email Jack.Sargeant@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 6571
wikidata Q47995095
snapchat jacksargeantam

Jane Hutt

Welsh Labour — Vale of Glamorgan

Gender female
Born 1949-12-15
Email Jane.Hutt@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 156
wikidata Q6152404
democracyclub 9360

Janet Finch-Saunders

Welsh Conservative Party — Aberconwy

Gender female
Born 1950-05-20
Email Janet.Finch-Saunders@Assembly.Wales
welsh_assembly 212
wikidata Q6153343
democracyclub 8049

Jayne Bryant

Welsh Labour — Newport West

Gender female
Email Jayne.Bryant@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 5038
wikidata Q24050178
democracyclub 8467

Jenny Rathbone

Welsh Labour — Cardiff Central

Gender female
Email Jenny.Rathbone@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 241
wikidata Q16191105
democracyclub 827

Jeremy Miles

Welsh Labour — Neath

Gender male
Email Jeremy.Miles@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 5021
wikidata Q24706040
democracyclub 9273
quora Jeremy-Miles-1

John Griffiths

Welsh Labour — Newport East

Gender male
Born 1956-12-19
Email John.Griffiths@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 153
wikidata Q6236400
democracyclub 8464

Joyce Watson

Welsh Labour — Mid and West Wales

Gender female
Born 1955
Email Joyce.Watson@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 182
wikidata Q6297656
democracyclub 16830

Julie James

Welsh Labour — Swansea West

Gender female
Born 1957-02-25
Email Julie.James@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 584
wikidata Q6308284
democracyclub 8271

Julie Morgan

Welsh Labour — Cardiff North

Gender female
Born 1944-11-02
Email Julie.Morgan@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 245
wikidata Q6308404
democracyclub 7500
hansard ms-julie-morgan
rush 515

Ken Skates

Welsh Labour — Clwyd South

Gender male
Born 1976-04-02
Email Ken.Skates@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 267
wikidata Q6388501
democracyclub 7590

Kirsty Williams

Welsh Liberal Democrats — Brecon and Radnorshire

Gender female
Born 1971-03-19
Email Kirsty.Williams@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 184
wikidata Q5660402
democracyclub 8060
lcauth no2009085299
viaf 90505796

Leanne Wood

Plaid Cymru — Rhondda

Gender female
Born 1971-12-13
Email Leanne.Wood@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 185
wikidata Q10694
democracyclub 8129
freebase /m/02phppl
bbc_things f6d9ac01-db00-4e13-97b4-5bb54e019fd3

Lee Waters

Welsh Labour — Llanelli

Gender male
Born 1976-02-12
Email Lee.Waters@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 4978
wikidata Q24039661
democracyclub 7453
lcauth no2016165072

Lesley Griffiths

Welsh Labour — Wrexham

Gender female
Born 1960
Email Lesley.Griffiths@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 154
wikidata Q6530486
democracyclub 7565

Llyr Huws Gruffydd

Plaid Cymru — North Wales

Gender male
Born 1970-09-25
Email Llyr.Gruffydd@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 425
wikidata Q6662955
democracyclub 2730

Lynne Neagle

Welsh Labour — Torfaen

Gender female
Born 1968-01-18
Email Lynne.Neagle@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 174
wikidata Q6709399
democracyclub 9347

Mandy Jones

UK Independence Party — North Wales (from 2017-12-28)

Gender female
Email mandy.jones@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 5103
wikidata Q46999598

Mark Drakeford

Welsh Labour — Cardiff West

Gender male
Born 1954-09-19
Email Mark.Drakeford@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 253
wikidata Q6767407
democracyclub 8076
lcauth no96033332
viaf 71727654

Mark Isherwood

Welsh Conservative Party — North Wales

Gender male
Born 1959-01-21
Email Mark.Isherwood@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 157
wikidata Q6768190
democracyclub 4182

Mark Reckless

UK Independence Party — South Wales East (until 2017-04-06)

Welsh Conservative Party — South Wales East (from 2017-04-06)

Gender male
Born 1970-12-06
Email Mark.Reckless@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 5227
wikidata Q575027
democracyclub 793
freebase /m/0bwhsmt
parliamentdotuk commons/mark-reckless/4049

Michelle Brown

UK Independence Party — North Wales (until 2019-03-26)

independent politician — North Wales (from 2019-03-26)

Gender female
Born 1969-12-30
Email Michelle.Brown@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 4975
wikidata Q24048985
democracyclub 7759

Mick Antoniw

Welsh Labour — Pontypridd

Gender male
Born 1954-09-01
Email Mick.Antoniw@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 321
wikidata Q6838044
democracyclub 9295

Mike Hedges

Welsh Labour — Swansea East

Gender male
Born 1956-07-08
Email Mike.Hedges@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 332
wikidata Q6847187
democracyclub 9019
lcauth nb2017007893
viaf 1773149235087376690000

Mohammad Asghar

Welsh Conservative Party — South Wales East

Gender male
Born 1945-09-30
Email Mohammad.Asghar@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 130
wikidata Q3404581
democracyclub 8441

Nathan Gill

UK Independence Party — North Wales (until 2016-08-17)

independent politician — North Wales (2016-08-17 to 2017-12-27)

Gender male
Born 1974
welsh_assembly 433
wikidata Q16945593
democracyclub 5574
europarlmep 124965

Neil Hamilton

UK Independence Party — Mid and West Wales

Gender male
Born 1949-03-09
Email Neil.Hamilton@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 5048
wikidata Q3337819
democracyclub 7758
lcauth n89632114
viaf 266718450

Neil McEvoy

Plaid Cymru — South Wales Central (until 2018-01-16)

independent politician — South Wales Central (from 2018-01-16)

Gender male
Email Neil.McEvoy@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 255
wikidata Q24041564
democracyclub 4967

Nick Ramsay

Welsh Conservative Party — Monmouth

Gender male
Born 1975-06-10
Email Nicholas.Ramsay@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 175
wikidata Q7027777
democracyclub 9435

Paul Davies

Welsh Conservative Party — Preseli Pembrokeshire

Gender male
Born 1969
Email Paul.Davies@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 145
wikidata Q7150146
democracyclub 9311
lcauth no2017011532
viaf 532148632926830630009

Rebecca Evans

Welsh Labour — Gower

Gender female
Born 1976-08-02
Email Rebecca.Evans@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 375
wikidata Q7301733
democracyclub 9202

Rhianon Passmore

Welsh Labour — Islwyn

Gender female
Born 1972
Email Rhianon.Passmore@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 4651
wikidata Q24035607
democracyclub 9420

Rhun ap Iorwerth

Plaid Cymru — Ynys Môn

Gender male
Born 1972-08-27
Email rhun.apiorwerth@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 2717
wikidata Q14420732
democracyclub 8361
lcauth no2016145996
freebase /m/0wy66g8

Russell George

Welsh Conservative Party — Montgomeryshire

Gender male
Born 1974
Email Russell.George@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 303
wikidata Q7381514
democracyclub 9268

Simon Thomas

Plaid Cymru — Mid and West Wales (until 2018-07-25)

Gender male
Born 1963-12-28
welsh_assembly 383
wikidata Q3405148
democracyclub 8084
hansard mr-simon-thomas
rush 68

Siân Gwenllian

Plaid Cymru — Arfon

Gender female
Email Sian.Gwenllian@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 4981
wikidata Q20570139
democracyclub 7866

Steffan Lewis

Plaid Cymru — South Wales East (until 2019-01-11)

Gender male
Born 1984-05-30
Died 2019-01-11
welsh_assembly 289
wikidata Q24405255
democracyclub 2375

Suzy Davies

Welsh Conservative Party — South Wales West

Gender female
Email Suzy.Davies@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 541
wikidata Q7651414
democracyclub 1473

Vaughan Gething

Welsh Labour — Cardiff South and Penarth

Gender male
Born 1974
Email Vaughan.Gething@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 249
wikidata Q7917285
democracyclub 8073

Vikki Howells

Welsh Labour — Cynon Valley

Gender female
Email Vikki.Howells@assembly.wales
welsh_assembly 5107
wikidata Q24045680
democracyclub 7861

Ruby programmer? It’s easy to use this data in your own app! Use the gem like this: 

require 'everypolitician'
country = Everypolitician::Index.new.country('Wales')
house = country.legislature('Assembly')
house.popolo.terms.find_by(id: 'term/5').memberships.each do |membership|
  puts "#{membership.person.name} (#{membership.party.name}): #{membership.person.gender}"
end

Libraries also available in Python and PHP.

Main Sources: http://wikidata.org/, http://www.assembly.wales/, http://gender-balance.org/, https://twitter.com/AssemblyWales/lists/assembly-members

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