Ynys Môn (Senedd constituency) should not be confused with Ynys Môn (UK Parliament constituency).
| Ynys Môn | |
| Constituency Type: | Senedd county constituency |
| Parl Name: | Senedd |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Member Label: | MS |
| Member: | Rhun ap Iorwerth |
| Party Label: | Party |
| Party: | Plaid Cymru |
| Parts Label: | Preserved county |
| Parts: | Gwynedd |
Ynys Môn is a constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. Ynys Môn is also one of nine constituencies in the North Wales electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to nine constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
It was represented from 1999 by Ieuan Wyn Jones, the former leader of Plaid Cymru. Jones resigned from the Assembly on 20 June 2013, triggering a by-election, which was held on 1 August 2013.[1] Plaid Cymru's candidate Rhun ap Iorwerth comfortably held the seat for the party with a majority of over 9000 votes.[2]
The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Ynys Môn Westminster constituency. It is entirely within the preserved county of Gwynedd.
As created in 1999, the North Wales region includes the constituencies of Alyn and Deeside, Caernarfon, Clwyd West, Clwyd South, Conwy, Delyn, Vale of Clwyd, Wrexham and Ynys Môn. From the 2007 Assembly election the region included Aberconwy, Alyn and Deeside, Arfon, Clwyd South, Clwyd West, Delyn, Vale of Clwyd, Wrexham and Ynys Môn.
In elections for the Senedd, each voter has two votes. The first vote may be used to vote for a candidate to become the Assembly Member for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system. The second vote may be used to vote for a regional closed party list of candidates. Additional member seats are allocated from the lists by the d'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Ieuan Wyn Jones | Plaid Cymru | |
| 2013 by-election | Rhun ap Iorwerth | ||
Regional ballots rejected at the count: 144[3]
2003 Electorate: 49,998
Regional ballots rejected: 239