Born in 1952, and was first elected to the Assembly on May 1 2003. She lives in Cwmcarn, Islwyn. Educated at Borough Road, West London, she is a special needs teacher at Risca Primary School. Agent to Don Touhig MP at last general election. Main interests are jobs, education and health.

e-mail: irene.james@wales.gov.uk

Irene James AM
Cwmcarn Institute,
Newport Road,
Cwmcarn,
NP11 7LZ
Tel: 01495 272710
Fax: 01495 273151

National Assembly for Wales,
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff
CF99 1NA
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Name	Party	Number of votes	% of votes
Irene James	Labour Party	8883	37.7
Kevin Etheridge	Independent	6665	28.3
Alan Pritchard	Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales	5084	21.6
Paul Williams	Welsh Conservative Party	1797	7.6
Mark Maguire	Welsh Liberal Democrats	1135	4.8