Plural district

A plural district is a term used to describe a district in the United States House of Representatives that was represented by more than one member. States using this method elected multiple members from some of their geographically defined districts, either on a single ballot or on separate ballots for each seat, but always allowing every voter in the district to vote for a candidate for each seat. It was a system used mostly in Maryland, New York and Pennsylvania until prohibited by the 1842 Apportionment Bill and subsequent legislation.

This method was used to give more populous counties additional representation without dividing them into multiple districts.

Plural district usage

This is a table of every instance of the use of plural districts in the United States Congress

ee also

* General ticket

Sources

*cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|authorlink =|coauthors =|year = 1982|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York|id =

External links

* [http://clerk.house.gov/art_history/house_history/index.html U.S. House of Representatives: House History]