Talk:List of Welsh Assembly by-elections

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2 Points I disagree, Peter Law was an Independent when he died.

Also ahve you guys forgoton about the Swansea East by-election? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/1568106.stm

On Law's party - whilst I agree he was, virtually all listings are seeking to ascertain the change by the voters - hence comparison to the last election. The listings for UK Parliament by-elections contain a lot of cases of by-elections in seats where the elected member had changed party and this method is the best for showing when the voters changed their mind.

As for Swansea East fair play. I recall a lot of people talking about Blaenau Gwent as the first ever Assembly by-election so it seems everyone forgot the earlier one. Timrollpickering 13:59, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Holdng party

For consistency with the other lists I think we should list the holding party as that when the seat was last contested. When a member has moved party we can put their new alleigance second (so Peter Law would be Labour/Independent) but even if the move is upheld in the by-election it should be treated as a gain. Timrollpickering 09:06, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

I concur. —Nightstallion (?) 09:27, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

I agree with this. Good to keep the standard doktorb _words^deeds 11:33, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Shouldn't this have a grey background now, to signify an independent gain? —Nightstallion (?) 12:18, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Never mind, did it myself. —Nightstallion (?) 12:21, 21 July 2006 (UTC)