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Senedd

The Senedd (/ˈsɛnɛð/ SEN-edh; lit. 'parliament' or 'senate'), officially known as the Welsh Parliament in English and Senedd Cymru ([ˈsɛnɛð ˈkəmrɨ] ⓘ) in Welsh, is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Wales. A democratically elected body, its role is to scrutinise the Welsh Government and legislate on devolved matters that are not reserved to the…

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Founded
12 May 1999
Authority
Government of Wales Act 2006 (as amended by Wales Act 2017)
Committees
Business Committee · Early Years, Children, Young People and Education · Constitution, Justice and External Affairs · Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs · Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport
Deputy Presiding Officer
Kerry Ferguson, Plaid Cymru since 12 May 2026
First Minister
Rhun ap Iorwerth, Plaid Cymru since 12 May 2026
Last election
7 May 2026

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Buildings

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Senedd

Nodes177
Edges176
Triples307
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011299
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Senedd

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related to Powers and status · 36
Senedd → Aelod, AS, Assembly, Assembly Election, Assembly Parliamentary Service, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff's Cathays Park, Compared, Currently, Deputy First Minister Ieuan, First Minister, First Minister Carwyn Jones, From, From May, In, Iorwerth, Labour, Liberal Democrats, May, Member
related to Name change · 27
Senedd → Aelodau, AS, Assembly, Assembly Commission, Assembly Members, Assembly's, Bill, Elections, Following, In, In July, Its, January, Later, Llywydd, May, Members, MS, November, Royal Assent
related to Telecasting · 26
Senedd → Also, April, BBC Parliament, BBC Two Wales, Coverage, English, First Minister's Questions, GB News, In, In October, Internet, Key, March, Parliament, S4C2, Senedd's, Siambr, The, The Week, These
related to Turnout · 26
Senedd → BBC News, Cardiff University, Dafydd Trystan Davies, Dr Jac Larner, Following, He, Holyrood, In, Labour, Legitimacy, Part, Participation, Post-Devolution Wales, Richard Wyn Jones, Roger Awan-Scully, Scotland, Scottish Parliament, That's, The, They
related to Members, constituencies, and electoral system · 19
Senedd → Additional Member System, Commons, D'Hondt, European Parliament, House, Initially, List MSs, Mid, MSs, North Wales, Rather, South Wales Central, South Wales East, South Wales West, The, There, Voters, Wales, West Wales
related to Senedd building · 17
Senedd → BCL Timber Projects, BDSP Partnership, Canadian, Cardiff Bay, Committee Rooms, It, March, Queen Elizabeth II, Richard Rogers Partnership, Saint David's Day, Senate, Siambr, Taylor Woodrow, The, The Senedd, Welsh, Western Red Cedar
Committees · 16
Senedd → Business Committee, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport, Early Years, Children, Young People and Education, Economy, Energy and Connectivity, Equality, Human Rights and Social Justice, Finance, Health and Social Care, Legislation, Llywydd’s Committee, Local Government, Housing and Planning, Petitions, Public Accounts and Public Administration, Standards of Conduct, Whole Senedd
related to Constraints on powers and undermining of devolution · 15
Senedd → Act, As, Because, Conservative Party, English, European Union, It, Principal, The, These, This, UK, UK Government, United Kingdom Internal Market, Westminster
related to Elected officials · 14
Senedd → After, Both, Chair, Deputy Presiding Officer, Dirprwy Lywydd, Elin Jones, Huw Irranca-Davies, Llywydd, Member, Presiding Officer, Senedd Commission, The Llywydd, There, Welsh Labour MS
related to Expansion · 13
Senedd → And, At, First Minister Alun Michael, March, November, On, One, Plaid, Plaid Cymru, The, There, Two, Welsh Labour

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welsh wales assembly government powers act devolved 2026 election parliament members uk cymru labour first following commission national elections system

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SeneddAuthorityGovernment of Wales Act 2006 (as amended by Wales Act 2017)1.00infobox
SeneddCommitteesBusiness Committee1.00infobox
SeneddCommitteesEarly Years, Children, Young People and Education1.00infobox
SeneddCommitteesConstitution, Justice and External Affairs1.00infobox
SeneddCommitteesClimate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs1.00infobox
SeneddCommitteesCulture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport1.00infobox
SeneddCommitteesEconomy, Energy and Connectivity1.00infobox
SeneddCommitteesEquality, Human Rights and Social Justice1.00infobox
SeneddCommitteesFinance1.00infobox
SeneddCommitteesHealth and Social Care1.00infobox
SeneddCommitteesLegislation1.00infobox
SeneddCommitteesLocal Government, Housing and Planning1.00infobox
SeneddCommitteesLlywydd’s Committee1.00infobox
SeneddCommitteesPetitions1.00infobox
SeneddCommitteesPublic Accounts and Public Administration1.00infobox
SeneddCommitteesStandards of Conduct1.00infobox
SeneddCommitteesWhole Senedd1.00infobox
SeneddDeputy Presiding OfficerKerry Ferguson, Plaid Cymru since 12 May 20261.00infobox
SeneddFirst MinisterRhun ap Iorwerth, Plaid Cymru since 12 May 20261.00infobox
SeneddFounded12 May 19991.00infobox
SeneddLast election7 May 20261.00infobox
SeneddLeader of the OppositionDan Thomas, Reform since 12 May 20261.00infobox
SeneddLlywyddHuw Irranca-Davies, Labour since 12 May 20261.00infobox
SeneddMonarchCharles III since 8 September 20221.00infobox
SeneddNew session started9 May 20261.00infobox
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SeneddPolitical groupsReform (34)1.00infobox
SeneddPolitical groupsLabour (9)[a]1.00infobox
SeneddPolitical groupsConservative (7)1.00infobox
SeneddPolitical groupsGreen (2)1.00infobox

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