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Senedd election 1999 results

Welsh election held on 6 May 1999: Welsh Labour was the largest party with 28 of 60 seats. Turnout was 46.4%.

60Total seats
46.4%Turnout
28Welsh Labour seats

Result

1Welsh Labour28 seats
2Plaid Cymru17 seats
3Welsh Conservatives9 seats
4Welsh Liberal Democrats6 seats

What happened in 1999?

The first election to the National Assembly for Wales returned Labour as the largest party with 28 seats, followed by Plaid Cymru with 17.

From 1999 to 2021, Senedd/Assembly elections used the Additional Member System: 40 constituency Members and 20 regional Members, with voters casting two votes.