Selection of Welsh Liberal Democrat Senedd Candidates for Gwynedd Maldwyn
VOTING FOR THE SELECTION OF SENEDD CANDIDATES FOR GWYNEDD MALDWYN HAS OPENED
The deadline for casting your vote is 12 noon on Friday 4th April.
This is a chance for party members to have your say in who the Welsh Liberal Democrat candidates are for next year’s Senedd election. Your vote could decide who will represent the constituency in Cardiff Bay.
Members eligible to vote have been sent ballot information either by email, if we have an email address for you, or post.
If you believe that you're eligible to vote but haven't received this information please contact the Returning Officer, Helen Thomas:
- By Email: helenabsalom@hotmail.com
- By Post: 15 Nant Y Creyr, Llansamlet, Swansea, SA7 9GF
You will need to provide:
- Your name.
- Your Liberal Democrat membership number.
- Your postal address (and previous postal address if you've recently moved).
- The email address which you receive emails from the Liberal Democrats (if any).
- Whether you wish to vote online or by post.
The deadline for requesting replacement ballot information is Friday 28th March.
Dear member,
You will probably be aware that we recently commenced the process for selecting Senedd candidates for the newly formed constituency of Gwynedd Maldwyn which is made up of the two Westminster constituencies of Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr, and Dwyfor Merionnydd.
The Senedd election will be a party list election for the first time and will be run under the D'Hondt system, similar to the old Senedd Regional list system. We are delighted to now be able to present three excellent candidates for you, our members, to decide the order of candidates on the Welsh Liberal Democrat list for the new constituency at the Senedd elections in 2026 and our selection voting will be by Single Transferable Vote.
Candidates
The candidates are (in alphabetical order):
You can download a leaflet from each candidate by clicking on their names, and they may also choose to contact you directly over the coming weeks.
Hustings
At 7pm on Thursday 13th March we will be holding a hustings to allow members to ask questions to the candidates. This will be an online event, which you can join via Zoom.
To join the event please click the link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81268289190?pwd=HTKYQkue7WulWvu2TDJRnMcSGN36ka.1
Or visit the Zoom website www.zoom.us and join the meeting with the Meeting Code: 81268289190 and Pass Code: 177539
You can submit questions in advance by emailing Helen Thomas, our returning officer, at helenabsalom@hotmail.com.
Voting
Voting will open the following day, Friday 14th March, and remain open for three weeks, until 12 noon on Friday 4th April. The result will be declared that evening at the Welsh Liberal Democrat conference in Cardiff.
Voting will be done electronically and ballots will be sent out to you on Friday 14th March.
If we have your email address, we will send you an email when voting opens. If we don’t have an email address for you, we will send you the voting details by post, and include a ballot paper so that you can vote the traditional way if you prefer.
Any member can however request a ballot paper if you wish. Please contact Helen Thomas, Returning Officer either by email to helenabsalom@hotmail.com or by post to 15 Nant Y Creyr, Llansamlet, Swansea SA7 9GF by Friday 28th March. If you think that we may have incorrect contact details for you please also contact Helen Thomas, again by the deadline of 28th March. The final payment date for overdue subscriptions to be eligible to vote is 12th March.
Selection Rules
The Selection process is strictly governed by Candidate Selection Rules of the Constitution of the Welsh Liberal Democrats.
Best wishes,
Jim Harris
Chair of Gwynedd Maldwyn Selection Panel