Labour's Welsh Hegemony Shaken in 1999,
Stirred in 2001
John Osmond
The outcome of the 2001 general election in Wales allowed all four parties
to claim an advance. However, the real battle is still to come - in
May 2003 when the National Assembly goes to the polls.
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John Osmond is Director of the Institute of Welsh Affairs.
Response from Chris Bryant MP:
In response to your comment that the first mining MP was Keir Hardie
- surely Mabon (William Abrahams), standing in 1885 in the Rhondda as
Labour and Liberal Association candidate, and subsequently the Labour
MP, got there rather ahead of Keir?
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