Hannah Blythyn
Hannah Blythyn | |
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| Member of the Welsh Assembly for Delyn | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Sandy Mewies |
| Majority | 3,582 (15.4%) |
Hannah Blythyn is a Welsh Labour politician. Since May 2016, she has been the Member of the Welsh Assembly for Delyn.[1]
Political career
Blythyn was selected as the Welsh Labour candidate for the Delyn constituency of the National Assembly for Wales. On 5 May 2016, she was elected a Member of the Welsh Assembly; she had received 9,480 of the 23,159 votes cast (40.9%).[1]
Blythyn is a former co-chair of LGBT Labour.[2]
Personal life
Blythyn is a lesbian. She became one of the first three openly gay Members of the Welsh Assembly upon her election in 2016.[3] She features in the Pinc List of leading Welsh LGBT figures.[4]
Offices Held
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| Conservatives (16) |
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| Plaid Cymru (12) |
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| Liberal Democrats (1) |
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| Independent (1) |
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References
- ^ a b "Labour holds Delyn for Hannah Blythyn Labour holds Delyn for Hannah Blythyn". North Wales Daily Post. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ Fenton, Siobhan (6 May 2016). "Elections 2016: Welsh Assembly elects first ever openly LGBT members". The Independent. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "First three openly gay and lesbian AMs 'a milestone'". BBC News. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "Pinc List 2017". Wales Online.