# List of female members of the Senedd

This is a list of women who are or have been members of the Senedd.
The Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Welsh: Senedd Cymru) has sixty seats. At each election the Senedd has returned some of the highest rates of female representation in the world. At the 2003 election 30 women and 30 men were elected. Following a by-election in 2006 there were 31 women and 29 men who all served until the 2007 election.
Following the May 2021 election there are 26 women and 34 men.
| Date | Female ♀ | Male ♂ |
| 1999 election | 24 | 36 |
| 2000 | 25 | 35 |
| 2003 election | 30 | 30 |
| 2006 | 31 | 29 |
| 2007 election | 28 | 32 |
| 2010 | 29 | 31 |
| 2011 election | 25 | 35 |
| 2016 election | 25 | 35 |
| 2017 | 26 | 34 |
| 2018 | 27 | 33 |
| 2019 | 28 | 32 |
| 2020 | 29 | 31 |
| 2021 election | 26 | 34 |

## List of female members of the Senedd

| Party | Name | Senedd constituency | Year elected | Year left | Reason |
| Labour | Lorraine Barrett | Cardiff South and Penarth | 1999 | 2011 | Retired |
| Labour | Dame Rosemary Butler | Newport West | 1999 | 2016 | Retired |
| Labour | Christine Chapman | Cynon Valley | 1999 | 2016 | Retired |
| Labour | Jane Davidson | Pontypridd | 1999 | 2011 | Retired |
| Plaid Cymru | Janet Davies | South Wales West | 1999 | 2007 | Retired |
| Plaid Cymru | Jocelyn Davies | South Wales East | 1999 | 2016 | Retired |
| Labour | Sue Essex | Cardiff North | 1999 | 2007 | Retired |
| Labour | Val Feld | Swansea East | 1999 | 2001 | Died |
| Labour | Janice Gregory | Ogmore | 1999 | 2016 | Retired |
| Labour | Christine Gwyther | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | 1999 | 2007 | Defeated |
| Labour | Alison Halford | Delyn | 1999 | 2003 | Retired |
| Labour | Edwina Hart MBE | Gower | 1999 | 2016 | Retired |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Humphreys | North Wales | 1999 | 2001 | Resigned |
| Labour | Jane Hutt | Vale of Glamorgan | 1999 | | Serving |
| Plaid Cymru | Pauline Jarman | South Wales Central | 1999 | 2003 | Retired |
| Labour | Ann Jones | Vale of Clwyd | 1999 | 2021 | Retired |
| Plaid Cymru | Elin Jones | South Wales Central | 1999 | | Serving |
| Plaid Cymru | Helen Mary Jones | Llanelli and Mid and West Wales | 1999 | 2011 | Defeated |
| Plaid Cymru | Helen Mary Jones | Mid and West Wales | 2018 | 2021 | Defeated |
| Labour | Lynne Neagle | Torfaen | 1999 | | Serving |
| Liberal Democrats | Jenny Randerson | Cardiff Central | 1999 | 2011 | Retired |
| Plaid Cymru | Janet Ryder | North Wales | 1999 | 2011 | Retired |
| Labour | Karen Sinclair | Clwyd South | 1999 | 2011 | Retired |
| Labour | Gwenda Thomas | Neath | 1999 | 2016 | Retired |
| Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Williams | Brecon and Radnorshire | 1999 | 2021 | Retired |
| Labour | Delyth Evans | Mid and West Wales | 2000 | 2003 | Retired |
| Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Burnham | North Wales | 2001 | 2011 | Defeated |
| Labour | Val Lloyd | Swansea East | 2001 | 2011 | Retired |
| Labour | Tamsin Dunwoody | Preseli Pembrokeshire | 2003 | 2007 | Defeated |
| Conservative | Lisa Francis | Mid and West Wales | 2003 | 2007 | Defeated |
| Labour | Irene James | Islwyn | 2003 | 2011 | Retired |
| Conservative | Laura Anne Jones | South Wales East | 2003 | 2007 | Defeated |
| Conservative | Laura Anne Jones | South Wales East | 2020 | | Serving |
| Labour | Sandy Mewies | Delyn | 2003 | 2016 | Retired |
| Labour | Catherine Thomas | Llanelli | 2003 | 2007 | Defeated |
| Plaid Cymru | Leanne Wood | South Wales Central then Rhondda | 2003 | 2021 | Defeated |
| Blaenau Gwent PV | Trish Law | Blaenau Gwent | 2006 | 2011 | Retired |
| Conservative | Angela Burns | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | 2007 | 2021 | Defeated |
| Plaid Cymru | Nerys Evans | Mid and West Wales | 2007 | 2011 | Defeated |
| Labour | Lesley Griffiths | Wrexham | 2007 | | Serving |
| Plaid Cymru | Bethan Jenkins (later Sayed) | South Wales West | 2007 | 2021 | Retired |
| Labour | Joyce Watson | Mid and West Wales | 2007 | | Serving |
| Liberal Democrats | Veronica German | South Wales East | 2010 | 2011 | Defeated |
| Conservative | Suzy Davies | South Wales West | 2011 | 2021 | Retired |
| Labour | Rebecca Evans | Gower | 2011 | | Serving |
| Conservative | Janet Finch-Saunders | Aberconwy | 2011 | | Serving |
| Labour | Julie James | Swansea West | 2011 | | Serving |
| Labour | Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | 2011 | | Serving |
| Liberal Democrats | Eluned Parrott | South Wales Central | 2011 | 2016 | Defeated |
| Labour | Jenny Rathbone | Cardiff Central | 2011 | | Serving |
| Conservative | Antoinette Sandbach | North Wales | 2011 | 2015 | Resigned |
| Conservative | Janet Haworth | North Wales | 2015 | 2016 | Defeated |
| Labour | Hannah Blythyn | Delyn | 2016 | | Serving |
| Labour | Dawn Bowden | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | 2016 | | Serving |
| UKIP | Michelle Brown | North Wales | 2016 | 2021 | Defeated |
| Independent | Michelle Brown | North Wales | 2016 | 2021 | Defeated |
| Labour | Jayne Bryant | Newport West | 2016 | | Serving |
| Plaid Cymru | Siân Gwenllian | Arfon | 2016 | | Serving |
| Labour | Vikki Howells | Cynon Valley | 2016 | | Serving |
| UKIP | Caroline Jones | South Wales West | 2016 | 2021 | Defeated |
| Independent | Caroline Jones | South Wales West | 2016 | 2021 | Defeated |
| Brexit Party | Caroline Jones | South Wales West | 2016 | 2021 | Defeated |
| Independent | Caroline Jones | South Wales West | 2016 | 2021 | Defeated |
| Labour | Eluned Morgan | Mid and West Wales | 2016 | | Serving |
| Labour | Rhianon Passmore | Islwyn | 2016 | | Serving |
| UKIP | Mandy Jones | North Wales | 2016 | 2021 | Defeated |
| Independent | Mandy Jones | North Wales | 2016 | 2021 | Defeated |
| Brexit Party | Mandy Jones | North Wales | 2016 | 2021 | Defeated |
| Independent | Mandy Jones | North Wales | 2016 | 2021 | Defeated |
| Plaid Cymru | Delyth Jewell | South Wales East | 2019 | | Serving |
| Conservative | Natasha Asghar | South Wales East | 2021 | | Serving |
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Dodds | Mid and West Wales | 2021 | | Serving |
| Plaid Cymru | Heledd Fychan | South Wales Central | 2021 | | Serving |
| Labour | Sarah Murphy | Bridgend | 2021 | | Serving |
| Labour | Carolyn Thomas | North Wales | 2021 | | Serving |
| Labour | Elizabeth "Buffy" Williams | Rhondda | 2021 | | Serving |
| Plaid Cymru | Sioned Williams | South Wales West | 2021 | | Serving |