Plural district
| This article is part of a series on the |
| United States House of Representatives |
|---|
 |
| History of the House |
| Members |
|
|
| Congressional districts |
|
| Politics and procedure |
| Places |
 United States portal |
A plural district was a district in the
multi-member district (such as many of those of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
, abroad and in other bodies).
Such greater than one-member district magnitude was used to give more populous counties or established Congressional Districts
Apportionment Bill
and consequent locally implementing legislation.
Plural district usage
This is a table of every instance of the use of plural districts in the United States Congress
| Congress | State:plural district(s) (#detailed) |
|---|---|
| 3rd | MA:13 (#1, 2, 3, 4) |
| 4th | PA:2 (#4) |
| 5th | |
| 6th | |
| 7th | |
| 8th | MD:2 (#5), PA:8 (#1, 2, 3, 4) |
| 9th | MD:2 (#5), NY:2 (#2 combined with 3), PA:8 (#1, 2, 3, 4) |
| 10th | |
| 11th | MD:2 (#5), NY:4 (#2, 6), PA:8 (#1, 2, 3, 4) |
| 12th | |
| 13th | MD:2 (#5), NY:12 (#1, 2, 12, 15, 20, 21), PA:14 (#1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10), NJ:6 (#1, 2, 3) |
| 14th | MD:2 (#5), NY:12 (#1, 2, 12, 15, 20, 21), PA:14 (#1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10) |
| 15th | |
| 16th | |
| 17th | MD:2 (#5), NY:10 (#1, 2, 12, 15, 20), PA:14 (#1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10) |
| 18th | MD:2 (#5), NY:7 (#3, 20, 26), PA:14 (#4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 16) |
| 19th | |
| 20th | |
| 21st | |
| 22nd | |
| 23rd | NY:12 (#3, 8, 17, 22, 23), PA:5 (#2, 4) |
| 24th | MD:2 (#4), NY:12 (#3, 8, 17, 22, 23), PA:5 (#2, 4) |
| 25th | |
| 26th | |
| 27th |
See also
- Theory and principles
- Electoral district § District magnitude, the number of members per district
- Compatible with
- Block voting, a vote/ballot for multiple members to be returned, usually on a first-past-the-post plurality basis
- First-past-the-post, a vote/ballot for one member to be returned, on a plurality basis
- Multiple ballots, one per designated seat, using system above
- Proportional representation, any voting system which seeks to result in representation in proportion to the number of respective votes cast in an election, or multi-member district, overall
- General ticket – the return of a single winning party or team's candidates for a set of electoral districts, or for each multi-member district which uses it
- Representation at-large – a representative/territory being undivided for every purpose as to a representative body. The most populous at large districts/regions tend to be multi-member
Sources
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.