Do you believe we should have a gender-balanced Senedd that is representative of the Welsh population?

New legislation has been introduced that could help achieve that.

The Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill mandates that:

1. At least half of the candidates on a political party’s list must be women
2. Where a candidate on the list is not a woman, the next candidate on a political party’s list must be a woman
3. Women must be placed first on at least half of a political party’s candidate lists.

This is a much-needed policy that WEN Wales has been campaigning tirelessly for as part of the Diverse5050 campaign, alongside our coalition partners Electoral Reform Society Cymru, Race Council Cymru, and EYST.

The Bill was introduced in March and is now undergoing scrutiny by the Reform Bill Committee. As part of this scrutiny, the Diverse5050 coalition submitted a response to the Committee's recent consultation. Please show your support by signing up to our response via this form. 

Your support could be crucial in the passage of this legislation and the future of women's representation in the Senedd.