 20 years ago, Wales was the first parliament in the world to have equal numbers of women and men. But since then, the number of women Senedd members has fallen. Women make up 51% of the population of Wales, but just 43% of members of the Senedd. We want to change that. The Senedd Cymru Electoral Candidate List Bill aims to make our Senedd more representative of the people of Wales. It would mean that in future Senedd elections, all political parties with more than one candidate would need to ensure at least half of candidates on each list are women. A woman is at the top of a candidate list in at least half of all constituencies where the party is standing and each candidate on a list who is not a woman must be followed on the list by a woman. Evidence from around the world shows that these types of laws work. This bill is an important part of our commitment to strengthen our democracy and build a more effective and representative Senedd.