▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁she ▁was ▁selected ▁again ▁as ▁Labour ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁W re x ham ▁constitu ency ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Assembly ▁elections . ▁She ▁benef ited ▁from ▁high - profile ▁support ▁as ▁the ▁party ▁saw ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁re capt ure ▁the ▁seat ; ▁John ▁Mare k ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁large ▁Polish ▁imm igr ant ▁population ▁by ▁transl ating ▁his ▁election ▁material ▁into ▁Polish . ▁However , ▁Griff ith s ▁increased ▁her ▁numerical ▁vote ▁while ▁Mare k ' s ▁vote ▁fell , ▁and ▁she ▁won ▁the ▁seat ▁by ▁ 1 , 2 5 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Griff ith s ▁faced ▁Mare k ▁for ▁a ▁third ▁time , ▁though ▁by ▁now ▁Mare k ▁had ▁joined ▁the ▁Conserv atives . ▁Both ▁of ▁them ▁saw ▁increases ▁in ▁their ▁votes ▁compared ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁but ▁Griff ith s ▁held ▁the ▁seat ▁with ▁an ▁increased ▁majority ▁of ▁ 3 , 3 3 7 . ▁Griff ith s ▁was ▁re - selected ▁to ▁defend ▁her ▁seat ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁election ., ▁and ▁retained ▁it ▁with ▁reduced ▁majority ▁of ▁ 1 , 3 2 5 ▁over ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁candidate . ▁ ▁Minister ial ▁responsibility ▁ ▁Griff ith s ▁was ▁appointed ▁Deput y ▁Minister ▁for ▁Science , ▁In nov ation ▁and ▁Sk ills ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁After ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁election , ▁she ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁Minister ▁for