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English: minimum threshold

Welsh: trothwy isaf

Part of speech

Noun, Masculine, Singular

Definition

Yng nghyd-destun Deddf Senedd Cymru (Etholiadau ac Aelodau) 2024, rheol bod yn rhaid i o leiaf hanner yr ymgeiswyr ar unrhyw restr gan blaid wleidyddol fod yn fenywod, lle bo'r rhestr honno yn cynnwys mwy nag un ymgeisydd.

Context

The Bill will require parties to ensure that at least half of the candidates on their lists are women, where a list features more than one candidate. This mechanism is known as a ‘minimum threshold’, with the threshold set at 50% for candidates who are women.