# Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026, Section 2: How a Member of the Senedd becomes subject to a recall poll

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

(1) A Member of the Senedd becomes subject to a recall poll if—
(a) trigger event A or trigger event B has occurred in relation to the Member of the Senedd, and
(b) the Presiding Officer gives notice of that fact under section 6.
(2) Trigger event A is that the Member of the Senedd, after becoming a Member of the Senedd, is convicted in the United Kingdom of an offence for which the member is sentenced or ordered to be imprisoned or detained.
(3) Sections 3 and 4 contain more about trigger event A.
(4) Trigger event B is that Senedd Cymru resolves to submit the Member of the Senedd to a recall poll following a report from the Standards of Conduct Committee recommending submission of the member to a recall poll.
(5) Section 5 contains more about trigger event B.
(6) The provision made by or under this Act in relation to a recall poll does not affect other ways in which a Member of the Senedd’s seat may be vacated.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/9/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/senedd-cymru-member-accountability-and-elections-act-2026/section-2
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