VOTING IN A YOUTH WELSH PARLIAMENT ELECTION

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1 VOTING IN A YOUTH WELSH PARLIAMENT ELECTION

2 HI, WE RE THE WELSH YOUTH PARLIAMENT. A COMPLETELY NEW WAY FOR YOU TO HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE THINGS THAT MATTER TO YOU IN WALES. Use your voice and raise the issues that matter to you. We ll make sure young people like you are listened to, because your opinion matters. It starts with you!

DECIDE WHO REPRESENTS YOU! YOU LL USE YOUR VOTE TO DECIDE WHO REPRESENTS YOU AND YOUR PART OF WALES IN THE WELSH YOUTH PARLIAMENT. Wales is broken down into 40 smaller areas called constituencies.

3 DECIDE WHO REPRESENTS YOU! YOU LL USE YOUR VOTE TO DECIDE WHO REPRESENTS YOU AND YOUR PART OF WALES IN THE WELSH YOUTH PARLIAMENT. Wales is broken down into 40 smaller areas called constituencies. A constituency is the area where you live, work or get your education. This constituency is your part of Wales. When you vote, you re choosing the one person you want to represent you and your area. We split our constituencies into four regions of Wales. The Welsh Youth Parliament Members you choose will work and meet together regularly in these regions:

4 YOUR WALES! NORTH WALES: 1. Ynys Môn 2. Arfon 3. Aberconwy 4. Clwyd West 5. Vale of Clwyd 6. Delyn 7. Alyn and Deeside 8. Wrexham 9. Clwyd South 10. Dwyfor Meirionydd 11. Montgomeryshire MID WALES: 12. Ceredigion 13. Brecon and Radnorshire 14. Preseli Pembrokeshire 15. Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire 16. Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 17. Llanelli SOUTH-WEST WALES: 18. Gower 19. Swansea West 20. Swansea East 21. Neath 22. Aberavon 23. Ogmore 24. Bridgend 25. Rhondda 26. Cynon Valley 27. Pontypridd 28. Vale of Glamorgan SOUTH-EAST WALES: 29. Cardiff West 30. Cardiff North 31. Cardiff Central 32. Cardiff South and Penarth 33. Merthyr and Rhymney 34. Blaenau Gwent 35. Torfaen 36. Monmouth 37. Caerphilly 38. Islwyn 39. Newport West 40. Newport East

5 REPRESENT ALL OF WALES YOU LL ELECT 40 YOUNG PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER WALES ONE YOUNG PERSON FOR EACH CONSTITUENCY IN WALES. But, that s only 40 young people and the Welsh Youth Parliament will have 60 Members. So, where do the other 20 come from? We ll work with a range of partner organisations who ll return the remaining 20 Welsh Youth Parliament Members. Putting our parliament together this way will make sure we have representation from diverse groups of young people. All 60 Welsh Youth Parliament Members will have equal status with the same roles and responsibilities.

HOW CAN I VOTE? YOUR VOICE IS POWERFUL, MAKE SURE IT CAN BE HEARD. Before you can vote for your Welsh Youth Parliament Member, you ll need to register to vote and registering to vote is easy!

6 HOW CAN I VOTE? YOUR VOICE IS POWERFUL, MAKE SURE IT CAN BE HEARD. Before you can vote for your Welsh Youth Parliament Member, you ll need to register to vote and registering to vote is easy! You can register any time from 28 May 2018 until 16 November You ll need to give us: Your name Your post code (home or school) Your address Your date of birth Registering will take less than five minutes and it s really important you make sure the information you give us is correct. If it s not, it could mean you miss out on your chance to vote. Once you submit the form, you ll be sent an to confirm that you re registered to vote. To register, visit

HOW DO I USE MY VOTE? YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT AND YOU ONLY HAVE ONE, SO USE IT WISELY! You ll have three weeks to decide who you want to vote for. You can vote any time between 05 25 November, 2018.

7 HOW DO I USE MY VOTE? YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT AND YOU ONLY HAVE ONE, SO USE IT WISELY! You ll have three weeks to decide who you want to vote for. You can vote any time between November, If you have registered to vote, you will receive an on 5 November with instructions on how to vote. You can also visit to see who you can vote for in your constituency. Each constituency will have more than one person standing for election, so you ll need to read their biographies and decide which one you think represents how you think and feel about the issues you care about. The young person with the most votes will represent you and your constituency for a two-year term. Remember, once you have made your decision, you can t change it!

8 WHAT HAPPENS AFTER I VE VOTED? TELL THE WORLD YOU USED YOUR VOTE IN THE WELSH YOUTH PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS. INSTAGRAM: WELSHYOUTHPARLIAMENT FACEBOOK: WELSHYOUTHPARLIAMENT TWITTER: WELSHYOUTHPARL We ll be announcing who you ve elected to be Welsh Youth Parliament Members in December 2018.

9 YOUR VOICE. YOUR CHOICE. YOUR FUTURE.

10 WEBSITE: INSTAGRAM: WELSHYOUTHPARLIAMENT FACEBOOK: WELSHYOUTHPARLIAMENT TWITTER: WELSHYOUTHPARL

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