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The sixth general election of the Levelinian era (latinised version of Llywelyn) would see the Socialist Party which had dominated Welsh politics since 1994 defeated by the Christian Democratic Party. The election was a hard fought one and dominated by talk of the economy. The earlier Ty Uchaf election in 2006 had set the tone for the final two years of the Iwan Government, and faced with a hostile Upper House, the Government had faced a demanding final run to the elections. The Socialist Party had stormed to a commanding position in the Lower House following the 2002 elections which had seen a Socialist/SDP coalition of 82 seats (6 short of an outright majority) grow to a majority coalition of 98 seats. As the election of 2008 grew nearer, however, dissent within the SDP, scandals within

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  • The sixth general election of the Levelinian era (latinised version of Llywelyn) would see the Socialist Party which had dominated Welsh politics since 1994 defeated by the Christian Democratic Party. The election was a hard fought one and dominated by talk of the economy. The earlier Ty Uchaf election in 2006 had set the tone for the final two years of the Iwan Government, and faced with a hostile Upper House, the Government had faced a demanding final run to the elections. The Socialist Party had stormed to a commanding position in the Lower House following the 2002 elections which had seen a Socialist/SDP coalition of 82 seats (6 short of an outright majority) grow to a majority coalition of 98 seats. As the election of 2008 grew nearer, however, dissent within the SDP, scandals within
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  • Ann Clwyd
  • Dafydd Iwan
  • Iwan Meurig
  • Jon Owen Jones
  • Molly Scott Cato
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turnout
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election date
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  • Welsh Parliamentary Election of 2008
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  • parliamentary
seats for election
  • All 174 seats to the Ty Isod
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  • Christian Democratic Party
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  • Chancellor-designate
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  • Social Democratic Party
  • Socialist Party
  • The Green Party
  • Plaid Catholig
  • Plaid Y Ddraig Ymlaen
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  • Chancellor
before election
  • Dafydd Iwan
Image
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abstract
  • The sixth general election of the Levelinian era (latinised version of Llywelyn) would see the Socialist Party which had dominated Welsh politics since 1994 defeated by the Christian Democratic Party. The election was a hard fought one and dominated by talk of the economy. The earlier Ty Uchaf election in 2006 had set the tone for the final two years of the Iwan Government, and faced with a hostile Upper House, the Government had faced a demanding final run to the elections. The Socialist Party had stormed to a commanding position in the Lower House following the 2002 elections which had seen a Socialist/SDP coalition of 82 seats (6 short of an outright majority) grow to a majority coalition of 98 seats. As the election of 2008 grew nearer, however, dissent within the SDP, scandals within the upper ranks of the Socialists, economic mismanagement and a general rise in popularity of the new party (the PyDY or Forward Dragon Party) had eaten into the confidence of the ruling parties.
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