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1st National Assembly for Wales

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Overview
Legislative bodyNational Assembly for Wales
JurisdictionWales, United Kingdom
Meeting placeCrickhowell House, Cardiff
Term6 May 1999 (1999-05-06) – 1 May 2003 (2003-05-01)
Election1999 National Assembly for Wales election
GovernmentMichael government (1999–2000)
Interim Morgan government (2000)
First Morgan government (2000–03)
OppositionShadow Cabinet of Dafydd Wigley (1999–2000)
Shadow Cabinet of Ieuan Wyn Jones (2000–03)
Members60
Presiding OfficerDafydd Elis-Thomas (1999–2003)
First MinisterAlun Michael (1999–2000)
Rhodri Morgan (2000–03)
Deputy First MinisterMike German (2000–01)
Jenny Randerson (2001–02; acting)
Mike German (2002–03)

This is a list of Assembly Members (AMs; Welsh: Aelodau'r Cynulliad, ACau) elected to the first National Assembly for Wales at the 1999 election.[1]

Composition of the Assembly

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Party1999
election
Prior to 2003 election
• Labour28[a]28
Plaid Cymru1717
Conservative99
• Liberal Democrats66
Total6060

Government parties denoted with bullets (•) The House of Commons Library reported that Labour won 28 seats, Plaid Cymru 17, the Conservatives 9, and the Liberal Democrats 6 in the first Welsh Assembly election.[2]

Members

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Includes 8 MSs sponsored by the Co-operative Party, who are designated Labour and Co-operative.

References

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  1. ↑ "Elected Members - First Assembly". Senedd. 31 May 2003. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  2. ↑ Morgan, Bryn (12 May 1999). Welsh Assembly Elections: 6 May 1999 (PDF) (Report). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 14 May 2026.