Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire

County constituency
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire shown within Wales
Created:	1997
MP:	Nicholas Ainger
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
Preserved county:	Dyfed
EP constituency:	Wales

Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (Gorllewin Caerfyrddin a De Sir Benfro in Welsh) is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. A County constituency is a constituency in the United Kingdom that covers a predominantly rural area. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English, Welsh Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff First Minister Rhodri Morgan Area  - Total Ranked 3rd UK 20,779 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 3rd UK 2,903,085 140/km² NUTS 1... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Nicholas Richard Ainger (born October 24, 1949) is a British Labour Member of Parliament for the constituency of Carmarthen West and Pembrokeshire South, and a Commons Whip. ... Political parties in the United Kingdom lists political parties in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... In the United Kingdom each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and is now the dominant branch of Parliament. ... The Preserved counties of Wales are the current areas used in Wales for ceremonial purposes such as Lieutenancy. ... Dyfed was one of the ancient kingdoms (or principalities) of Wales prior to the Norman Conquest. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... Wales is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... In the United Kingdom each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly. ... British House of Commons Canadian House of Commons In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... The Houses of Parliament, seen over Westminster Bridge The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The plurality voting system, also known as first past the post, is a voting system used to elect a single winner in a given election. ...

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

• 1997 – present: Nick Ainger, Labour

1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nicholas Richard Ainger (born October 24, 1949, Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is a British Labour Member of Parliament for the constituency of Carmarthen West and Pembrokeshire South, and a Commons Whip and a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ...

Election results

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See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Dyfed