Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (Senedd constituency)

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Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (Senedd constituency) is a Welsh parliamentary constituency represented in the Senedd, covering the former coal-mining communities around the towns of Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney in South Wales.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Senedd constituency ⓘ
country Wales ⓘ
covers former coal-mining communities ⓘ
created 1999 ⓘ
electoralRegion South Wales East ⓘ
elects 1 Member of the Senedd ⓘ
governsLevel devolved Welsh legislature ⓘ
hasRepresentationIn Senedd Cymru ⓘ
linked to: Senedd
historicalIndustry coal mining ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Welsh ⓘ
legislature Senedd ⓘ
locatedIn South Wales ⓘ
namedAfter Merthyr Tydfil ⓘ
Rhymney ⓘ
partOf South Wales East electoral region ⓘ
linked to: South Wales East

United Kingdom electoral geography ⓘ
previouslyKnownAs Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (National Assembly for Wales constituency) ⓘ
regionElectoralSystem mixed member proportional representation ⓘ
regionHasAdditionalMembers 4 additional members ⓘ
represents Merthyr Tydfil ⓘ
Rhymney ⓘ
sharesNameWith Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (UK Parliament constituency) ⓘ
typeOfArea largely post-industrial ⓘ
votingSystem first past the post ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cynon Valley (Senedd constituency) → borderingConstituency → Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (Senedd constituency) ⓘ
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (Senedd constituency) → previouslyKnownAs → Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (National Assembly for Wales constituency) ⓘ
linked to: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (Senedd constituency)