- New York's At-large congressional seat
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Briefly from 1873 to 1875, and 1883-1885 with one representative respectively, and again from 1933 through 1945, after New York was apportioned two extra seats in the United States House of Representatives, the state elected representatives at-large, instead of from districts. For the 79th United States Congress, which began in 1945, the state redistricted its seats and assigned its 45 representatives to 45 seats, thereby eliminating At-large representation.
Contents
List of Representatives
1873–1875: One seat
New York created at-large representation in 1873, for just a single Congress, following the 1870 Census.
Representative Party Years Electoral history Lyman Tremain Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] New York eliminated the at-large seat in 1875, reapportioning all of its representatives by geographic districts.
1883–1885: One seat
New York restored at-large representation in 1883, for just a single Congress, following the 1880 Census.
Representative Party Years Electoral history Henry W. Slocum Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] New York eliminated the at-large seat again in 1885, reapportioning all of its representatives by geographic districts.
1933–1945: Two seats
New York restored at-large representation in 1933, following the 1930 Census, apportioning two representatives to the at-large seats.
Years Seat A Seat B Representative Party Electoral history Representative Party Electoral history March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935John Fitzgibbons Democratic Retired Elmer E. Studley Democratic Retired January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1943Matthew J. Merritt Democratic Retired Caroline O'Day Democratic Retired January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945Winifred C. Stanley Republican Retired New York eliminated the at-large seat again in 1945, reapportioning all of its representatives by geographic districts.
References
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
New York's congressional districts Current districts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
All districts: At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
The At-large and 30th-45th districts are obsolete.
See also: New York's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – MapsCategories:- Congressional districts of New York
- Obsolete United States congressional districts
- At-large United States congressional districts
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