Summary

  • Welsh Assembly members fail to elect a first minister after a tied vote between Labour's Carwyn Jones and Plaid Cymru's Leanne Wood

  • Plaid Cymru's Elin Jones is elected presiding officer

  • Ann Jones, of Labour, is elected deputy presiding officer

Live Reporting

Alun Jones and Nia Harri

  1. 'FM vote might be tied'

    Vaughan Roderick tweets

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  2. Candidates for Deputy Presiding Officer

    AMs will vote next on the post of Deputy Presiding Officer.

    The candidates are Labour's Ann Jones and John Griffiths.

    AMs have left the Assembly chamber again to vote.

  3. New Presiding Officer

    Elin Jones elected. 

    Ms Jones was Minister for Rural Affairs between 2007-11, and has been an AM since 1999. 

    She defeated fellow Plaid AM Dafydd Elis-Thomas by 35 votes to 24, with one AM abstaining. 

    Her first words were, "You all look very different from up here!"    

    Elin Jones

  4. 'Both would do a great job'

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  5. Secret ballot

    AMs have gone out to vote in the secret ballot to select which of the two should become presiding officer.  

  6. 'Strengthening the Welsh constitution'

    Former presiding officer Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas, Plaid AM for Dwyfor Meirionnydd, says that  "Strengthening the Welsh constitution has been the main aim and pleasure in my life."

    Dafydd Elis-Thomas

    Dafydd Elis-Thomas

  7. Nominations

    Dafydd Elis-Thomas was nominated by Adam Price and seconded by Neil Hamilton. 

    Elin Jones was nominated by Dai Lloyd and seconded by Jane Hutt. 

  8. 'Safeguard the good reputation'

    Plaid Cymru Ceredigion AM Elin Jones tells the Senedd: "I would promote and safeguard the good reputation of this assembly"  

    Elin Jones

    Elin Jones

  9. A Presiding Officer from Plaid Cymru

    Elin Jones and Dafydd Elis-Thomas from Plaid Cymru are the two AMs nominated for the post of Presiding Officer.

  10. Figurehead of the National Assembly

    The assembly cannot elect a presiding officer and deputy presiding officer from the same political group, and one must be from the governing party.

    The presiding officer acts as the figurehead of the National Assembly for Wales, chairing meetings in the Siambr (Senedd chamber) that are known as plenary.

    The presiding officer is the second-highest paid job in the assembly, behind the first minister. 

    He or she gets £105,000 - more than ministers, who earn £100,000, and more than opposition party leaders who can earn up to £100,000. 

    The deputy presiding officer gets £85,000. The first minister is paid £140,000. 

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  11. Prynhawn da

    Welcome to Senedd Live at the beginning of the Fifth Assembly. 

    The first item of business for the new Assembly is the election of a Presiding Officer and Deputy Presiding Officer.

    The vote comes after former presiding officer Dame Rosemary Butler stood down as an AM.

    Several names from across the parties have been suggested, although it is not yet clear if any of them have secured the support needed to win.

    In a secret ballot, as well as presiding officer, AMs will also appoint a colleague as deputy presiding officer, a position formerly held by Conservative AM David Melding, who has ruled himself out for the presiding officer job.

    Dame Rosemary Butler returns for the final time this afternoon until a successor is elected.

    Dame Rosemary Butler returns for the final time this afternoon until a successor is elected.