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Encyclopedia > Carmarthen East and Dinefwr

Carmathen East and Dinefwr (Dwyrain Caerfyrddin a Dinefwr 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. Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... The United Kingdom has now four bodies with members elected by constituencies: The House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom The Scottish Parliament The Welsh Assembly The Northern Ireland Assembly The House of Commons has over 600 constituencies representing the whole of the United Kingdom. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... 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 first-past-the-post electoral system is a voting system for single-member districts, variously called first-past-the-post (FPTP or FPP), winner-take-all, plurality voting, or relative majority. ...

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Boundaries

Member of Parliament

Election results

General Election 2005: Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Adam Price 17,561 45.9 +3.5
Labour Ross Hendry 10,843 28.3 -7.3
Conservative Suzy Davies 5,235 13.7 +0.8
Liberal Democrats Julianna Hughes 3,719 9.7 +2.3
UKIP Mike Squires 661 1.7 0.0
Legalise Cannabis Alliance Sid Whitworth 272 0.7 +0.7
Majority 6,718 17.5
Turnout 38,291 71.6 +1.2
Plaid Cymru hold Swing +5.4
General Election 2001: Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Adam Price 16,130 42.4 +7.7
Labour Alan Williams 13,540 35.6 -7.3
Conservative David Thomas 4,912 12.9 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Doiran Evans 2,815 7.4 -0.2
UKIP Michael Squires 656 1.7 N/A
Majority 2,590 6.8
Turnout 38,053 70.4 -8.1
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Barring a change in the law, the next general election in the United Kingdom must be held some time before June 30, 2006. ... Plaid Cymru (literally meaning, Party of Wales) is a left-of-centre (describing itself as socialist and proud of it) Welsh nationalist party. ... Adam Price (born September 23, 1968) is a politician in Wales, and Plaid Cymru member of Parliament for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... Legalise Cannabis Alliance Emblem The Legalise Cannabis Alliance (LCA) is a political party registered in the United Kingdom with the cannabis leaf image as its emblem. ... Plaid Cymru (literally meaning, Party of Wales) is a left-of-centre (describing itself as socialist and proud of it) Welsh nationalist party. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... Plaid Cymru (literally meaning, Party of Wales) is a left-of-centre (describing itself as socialist and proud of it) Welsh nationalist party. ... Adam Price (born September 23, 1968) is a politician in Wales, and Plaid Cymru member of Parliament for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... Plaid Cymru (literally meaning, Party of Wales) is a left-of-centre (describing itself as socialist and proud of it) Welsh nationalist party. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

Politics and history of the constituency


  Results from FactBites:
 
FT.com - Special Reports / UK Election 2001 (252 words)
Its predecessor seat, Carmarthen had the distinction of being the birthplace of Plaid Cymru's parliamentary fortunes.
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr is mainly rural and predominantly Welsh speaking.
Following Carmarthen's endorsement of devolution, it was not long before Plaid Cymru was able to reap some of the benefit.
Adam Price - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (243 words)
Adam Robert Price (born September 23, 1968, Carmarthen) is a politician in Wales, and Plaid Cymru Member of Parliament for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr.
On 17 March 2005 Price was ejected from the Commons chamber after accusing the Prime Minister of having "misled" Parliament and then refusing to withdraw his comment, in violation of the rules of the House.
On 5 May 2005 he was reelected MP for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr with an increased majority (17.5%).
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