Welsh History,?

Question

Can anyone tell me where was the first welsh Parliament in wales?

Answer 1

Machynlleth. In 1404, Owain Glyndwr captured and garrisoned the great western castles of Harlech and Aberystwyth. Anxious to demonstrate his seriousness as a ruler, he held court at Harlech and appointed the devious and brilliant Gruffydd Yonge as his chancellor. Soon afterwards he called his first Parliament (or more properly a "Cynulliad" or "gathering") of all Wales at Machynlleth where he was crowned Owain IV of Wales and announced his national programme. He declared his vision of an independent Welsh state with a parliament and separate Welsh church. There would be two national universities (one in the South and one in the North) and return to the traditional law of Hywel Dda. Senior Churchmen and important members of society flowed to his banner. English resistance was reduced to a few isolated castles, walled towns, and fortified manors.

Answer 2

Cardiff.

The establishment of the Welsh Office in 1964 effectively created the basis for the territorial governance of Wales.[4] The Crowther (later Kilbrandon) Commission was set up in 1969 by Harold Wilson's Labour Government to investigate the possibility of devolution for Scotland and Wales.[5] It published its recommendations in 1973 and formed the basis of the 1974 White Paper Democracy and Devolution: proposals for Scotland and Wales.[5] Welsh voters rejected the proposals by a majority of four to one in a referendum held in 1979.[6][5] The current Assembly was established following a referendum on 18 September 1997.[7] The Labour Government's proposals for devolution were passed by a majority of 6,721 of 1,112,117 votes cast (50.3% to 49.7%).[8] In its 1997 White Paper, A Voice for Wales, the Labour Government argued that the Assembly would be more democratically accountable than the Welsh Office. For eleven years prior to 1997 Wales had been represented in the UK cabinet by a Secretary of State who did not represent a Welsh constituency at Westminster.[9]

On March 1, 2006 (St. David's Day), the new Assembly building in Cardiff Bay, the "Senedd", designed by Richard Rogers, was officially opened by Elizabeth II.[10]

Answer 3

Machynlleth. The building used is now a museum.

see previous answer

Answer 4

1990 first electionhttp://www.wales.gov.uk/organipo/content/pgfa/proc-c01-e.htm