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What Is the Welsh Youth Parliament? Hi, We’Re the Welsh Youth Parliament WHAT IS THE WELSH YOUTH PARLIAMENT? 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! WORKING FOR YOU, FOR THE FUTURE! WE’RE THE PARLIAMENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN WALES. We’ll represent you and other young people like you in Wales. We’ll work with the National Assembly for Wales to make sure your voice is heard by those with the power to make change in Wales. Like the National Assembly for Wales, the Welsh Youth Parliament will be made up of 60 Members. You’ll elect 40 of them by voting in our election in November 2018. The remaining 20 will be elected by partner organisations. 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. WE WILL: EMPOWER WALES’ YOUNG PEOPLE TO GET IDENTIFY, RAISE AWARENESS OF AND INVOLVED, DEBATE THE ISSUES HAVE YOUR IMPORTANT TO YOU. LISTEN TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN WALES, SAY! REPRESENT YOUR VIEWS AND ACT JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER PARLIAMENT, ON THE ISSUES THE WELSH YOUTH PARLIAMENT WILL IMPORTANT TO YOU. BE SPLIT INTO TERMS. OUR TERMS LAST TWO YEARS. WORK WITH YOUNG Each term, 60 young people aged 11 up to the age of 18 will work together, looking at the issues PEOPLE IN WALES, that matter to you the most. AND SHARE WHAT WE’RE DOING WITH THE ISSUES YOU’VE RAISED. DECIDE WHO REPRESENTS YOU! 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 group our constituencies into four regions of Wales. The Welsh Youth Parliament Members you choose will work and meet together regularly in these regions. NORTH WALES: MID WALES: 1. Ynys Môn 12. Ceredigion YOUR WALES! 2. Arfon 13. Brecon and Radnorshire 3. Aberconwy 14. Preseli Pembrokeshire 4. Clwyd West 15. Carmarthen West and 5. Vale of Clwyd South Pembrokeshire 6. Delyn 16. Carmarthen East 1 and Dinefwr 7. Alyn and Deeside 17. Llanelli 5 6 8. Wrexham 7 2 3 9. Clwyd South 4 10. Dwyfor Meirionydd 8 11. Montgomeryshire 9 10 11 12 SOUTH-WEST WALES: SOUTH-EAST WALES: 18. Gower 29. Cardiff West 13 19. Swansea West 30. Cardiff North 20. Swansea East 31. Cardiff Central 21. Neath 32. Cardiff South 16 22. Aberavon and Penarth 14 23. Ogmore 33. Merthyr and Rhymney 15 24. Bridgend 34. Blaenau Gwent 34 17 35. Torfaen 18 26 33 36 25. Rhondda 21 35 26. Cynon Valley 36. Monmouth 20 25 38 19 37. Caerphilly 22 37 27. Pontypridd 23 27 40 39 28. Vale of Glamorgan 38. Islwyn 24 30 39. Newport West 28 29 31 32 40. Newport East WANT TO KNOW MORE? THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING! Be part of an exciting future for young people in Wales. We’ll be holding our first election this November. Visit www.youthparliament.wales to find out more about: ◆ What this means. ◆ How to register for your vote. ◆ How to use your vote. ◆ How to put yourself forward to be a Member of the Welsh Youth Parliament. YOUR VOICE. YOUR CHOICE. YOUR FUTURE. WEBSITE: WWW.YOUTHPARLIAMENT.WALES INSTAGRAM: WELSHYOUTHPARLIAMENT FACEBOOK: WELSHYOUTHPARLIAMENT TWITTER: WELSHYOUTHPARL.
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