Senedd committee calls for more members and a new electoral system ahead of 2026 election
A report from the Senedd Electoral Reform Committee has today recommended wide-ranging reforms to its structure, including more Members, a new electoral system and measures to improve diversity to ‘strengthen our democracy in Wales’.
Responding to the report, Plaid Cymru Leader Adam Price said,
“At a time when devolution is under direct assault from Westminster we need now more than ever before a strengthened Senedd.
“Better value for money than any five billion pound refurbishment to Westminster, Plaid Cymru has long maintained that our national parliament needs more powers and that our electoral system needs urgent reform.
“Our Parliament is too small and that represents a big danger to the health of our democracy. Despite having ample opportunity over the last five years, the Labour party have refused to deliver a stronger Senedd – with more representation and a fairer electoral system – preferring instead to defend the status-quo.
“This is not a problem that can be put off until tomorrow – it’s a crisis in our democracy that we have to put right today.
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