List of Welsh AMs/MSs with the shortest service
This is a list of the shortest serving Members of the Senedd (MSs) (formerly known as Members of the National Assembly for Wales or simply Assembly Members (AMs) until May 2020).
It includes every former member who served less than the original four-year full term.
Name
Party
Seat
Served from
Served to
Term length
Days
Reason
David Jones
Conservative
North Wales
10 September 2002
30 April 2003
7 months, 20 days
232[ 1]
Did not contest 2003 election
Veronica German
Liberal Democrats
South Wales East
1 July 2010
31 March 2011
8 months, 30 days
273[ 2]
Defeated at next election
Janet Haworth
Conservative
North Wales
27 May 2015
5 April 2016
10 months, 9 days
314[ 3]
Defeated at next election
Alun Michael
Labour
Mid and West Wales
6 May 1999
1 May 2000
11 months, 25 days
361[ 4]
Resignation to focus on his role as an MP
Val Feld
Labour
Swansea East
6 May 1999
17 July 2001
1 years, 2 months, 11 days
438[ 5]
Death from cancer
Nathan Gill
UKIP [nb]
North Wales
5 May 2016
27 December 2017
1 year, 7 months, 22 days
601[ 6]
Resignation to focus on his role as MEP
Christine Humphreys
Liberal Democrats
North Wales
6 May 1999
22 March 2001
1 year, 10 months, 16 days
686[ 7]
Resignation on health grounds
Steffan Lewis
Plaid Cymru
South Wales East
6 May 2016
11 Jan 2019
2 years, 8 months, 5 days
980[ 8]
Death from bowel cancer
Delyth Evans
Labour
Mid and West Wales
1 May 2000
30 April 2003
3 years
1,095[ 9]
Did not contest 2003 election
Mandy Jones
Independent [nb]
North Wales
27 December 2017
29 April 2021
3 years, 4 months, 2 days
1,219
Defeated at next election
Rod Richards
Conservative
North Wales
6 May 1999
10 September 2002
3 years, 4 months, 4 days
1,223[ 10]
Resignation on health grounds
Footnotes:
^ Elected for UKIP, sat as an independent from 16 August 2016
^ Returned on the UKIP list following the resignation of Nathen Gill, sat from the beginning as an independent, later joined the Brexit Party then the Independent Alliance for Reform group
See also
References
^ "Member Profile, David Jones" . National Assembly for Wales .
^ "Member Profile, Veronica German" . National Assembly for Wales .
^ "Member Profile, Janet Howarth" . National Assembly for Wales .
^ "Member Profile, Alun Michael" . National Assembly for Wales .
^ "Member Profile, Val Feld" . National Assembly for Wales .
^ "Member Profile, Nathan Gill" . National Assembly for Wales .
^ "Member Profile, Christine Humphreys" . National Assembly for Wales .
^ "Member Profile, Steffan Lewis" . National Assembly for Wales .
^ "Member Profile, Delyth Evans" . National Assembly for Wales .
^ "Member Profile, Rod Richards" . National Assembly for Wales .