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List of former districts of the Massachusetts Senate

November 13, 2023

The following is a list of former districts of the Massachusetts Senate in the United States. The legislative districts were created to apportion elected representation in the Massachusetts Senate based on voter population.[1] In recent decades, redistricting occurs every ten years.

Former state senate districts edit

 
Map of Massachusetts state senate districts apportioned in 1876
 
Map of Massachusetts state senate districts apportioned in 1916
 
Map of Massachusetts state senate districts, 2001
  • 1st Bristol district[2]
  • 1st Hampden district[2]
  • 1st Norfolk district[3]
  • 1st Plymouth district[4]
  • 1st Suffolk and Norfolk district[2]
  • 1st Worcester and Middlesex district[2]
  • 2nd Bristol district[2]
  • 2nd Hampden district[2]
  • 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district[4]
  • 2nd Norfolk district[3]
  • 2nd Plymouth district[4]
  • 2nd Suffolk and Norfolk district[2]
  • 2nd Worcester and Middlesex district[2]
  • 3rd Bristol district[5]
  • 3rd Essex and Middlesex district[6]
  • 3rd Middlesex and Norfolk district
  • 3rd Norfolk district[7]
  • 3rd Suffolk district[5]
  • 3rd Worcester district[5]
  • 4th Essex district[5]
  • 4th Suffolk district[5]
  • 4th Worcester district[5]
  • 5th Essex district[5]
  • 5th Suffolk district[5]
  • 5th Worcester district[7]
  • 6th Essex district[8]
  • 6th Middlesex district[5]
  • 6th Suffolk district[5]
  • 7th Middlesex district[5]
  • 7th Suffolk district[3]
  • 8th Middlesex district[5]
  • 8th Suffolk district[8]
  • 9th Suffolk district[8]
  • Barnstable County[9]
  • Berkshire district[4]
  • Berkshire and Hampshire district[7]
  • Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire district[2]
  • Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin district[10]
  • Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin district[6]
  • Berkshire, Hampshire and Hampden district[11]
  • Bristol and Plymouth district[2]
  • Cape district[12]
  • Cape and Plymouth district[5]
  • Central Worcester district[12]
  • East Hampden district[12]
  • East Norfolk district[12]
  • East Worcester district[12]
  • Essex County[13]
  • Franklin district[12]
  • Franklin and Hampshire district[2]
  • Hampden and Berkshire district[5]
  • Hampden and Hampshire district[2]
  • Hampshire district[12]
  • Hampshire and Franklin district[6]
  • Island district[12]
  • Middle Plymouth district[12]
  • Middlesex and Essex district[6]
  • Middlesex and Norfolk district[2]
  • Middlesex County[14]
  • Middlesex, Norfolk and Worcester district[2]
  • Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex district[6]
  • Norfolk district[2]
  • Norfolk and Bristol district[2]
  • Norfolk and Middlesex district[3]
  • Norfolk County[15]
  • North Berkshire district[12]
  • North Bristol district[12]
  • North Norfolk district[12]
  • North Plymouth district[12]
  • North-East Worcester district[12]
  • Plymouth district[2]
  • Plymouth County[16]
  • South Berkshire district[12]
  • South Bristol district[12]
  • South Plymouth district[12]
  • South-East Worcester district[12]
  • South-West Worcester district[12]
  • Suffolk and Middlesex district[2]
  • Suffolk and Norfolk district[6]
  • Suffolk County[17]
  • Suffolk, Essex and Middlesex district[2]
  • West Bristol district[12]
  • West Hampden district[12]
  • West Norfolk district[12]
  • West Worcester district[12]
  • Worcester district[2]
  • Worcester and Hampden district[3]
  • Worcester and Hampshire district[8]
  • Worcester County[18]
  • Worcester, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire district[2]
  • Worcester, Hampden and Hampshire district[5]
  • Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin district[6]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Douglas Keith; Eric Petry (2015), Apportionment of State Legislatures, 1776-1920, Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Massachusetts General Court, "An Act Establishing Executive Councillor And Senatorial Districts", Session Laws: Acts (1987) – via Massachusetts State Library
  3. ^ a b c d e Massachusetts General Court, "An Act To Establish Councillor And Senatorial Districts", Session Laws: Acts (1960)
  4. ^ a b c d Massachusetts General Court, "An Act Establishing Councillor And Senatorial Districts", Session Laws: Acts (1977)
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Massachusetts General Court, "An Act Establishing Councillor And Senatorial Districts", Session Laws: Acts (1970)
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Massachusetts General Court, "An Act Establishing Executive Councillor and Senatorial Districts", Session Laws: Acts (2001)
  7. ^ a b c Massachusetts General Court, "An Act To Divide The Commonwealth Into Forty Districts For The Choice Of Senators", Session Laws: Acts (1866)
  8. ^ a b c d Massachusetts General Court, "An Act To Divide The Commonwealth Into Forty Districts For The Choice Of Senators", Session Laws: Acts (1886)
  9. ^ "Massachusetts: State Senate", A New Nation Votes: American Electoral Returns, 1788-1825, retrieved June 22, 2020, Barnstable County
  10. ^ Massachusetts General Court, "An Act Establishing Executive Councillor And Senatorial Districts", Session Laws: Acts (1993) – via Massachusetts State Library
  11. ^ Who's Who in State Politics. Boston: Practical Politics. 1918.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Massachusetts General Court, "An Act to Divide the Commonwealth into Forty Districts for the Choice of Senators", Session Laws: Acts (1857)
  13. ^ "Massachusetts: State Senate", A New Nation Votes: American Electoral Returns, 1788-1825, retrieved June 22, 2020, Essex County
  14. ^ "Massachusetts: State Senate", A New Nation Votes: American Electoral Returns, 1788-1825, retrieved June 22, 2020, Middlesex County
  15. ^ "Massachusetts: State Senate", A New Nation Votes: American Electoral Returns, 1788-1825, retrieved June 22, 2020, Norfolk County
  16. ^ "Massachusetts: State Senate", A New Nation Votes: American Electoral Returns, 1788-1825, retrieved June 22, 2020, Plymouth County
  17. ^ "Massachusetts: State Senate", A New Nation Votes: American Electoral Returns, 1788-1825, retrieved June 22, 2020, Suffolk County
  18. ^ "Massachusetts: State Senate", A New Nation Votes: American Electoral Returns, 1788-1825, retrieved June 22, 2020, Worcester County

Further reading edit

  • "Senate Alters Some Districts: Shakes Up Bill to Meet Fuller Demands in Part", Boston Globe, May 26, 1926
  • "Democrats Rap Redistricting Bill for State Senate", Boston Globe, May 20, 1947
  • "Changing Senate Districts a Dizzying Jigsaw Job", Boston Globe, November 26, 1959
  • "Redistricting Too Stingy, House Democrats' Plaint", Boston Globe, May 19, 1960
  • Massachusetts General Court, Legislative Research Council (April 20, 1977), Sixth interim report of the joint special committee established for the purpose of studying (1) a new division of the Commonwealth into representative districts and (2) a new division of the Commonwealth into forty senatorial and eight executive councillors districts (PDF) – via New England School of Law
  • Massachusetts General Court, Legislative Research Council (May 2, 1977), "Pre-1972 history of legislative redistricting in Massachusetts", Seventh interim report of the joint special committee established to study a new division of the Commonwealth into one hundred and sixty representative districts, forty senatorial districts, and either councillor districts (PDF), p. 19+
  • "Plan's meandering district lines protect Hub incumbents", Boston Globe, July 13, 1987

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Obsolete Massachusetts Senate districts.
  • Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Senate election statistics". PD43+.
  • "Massachusetts: State Senate", A New Nation Votes: American Electoral Returns, 1788-1825, American Antiquarian Society, 2007 – via Tufts University (Lampi Collection)

November 13, 2023
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The following is a list of former districts of the Massachusetts Senate in the United States The legislative districts were created to apportion elected representation in the Massachusetts Senate based on voter population 1 In recent decades redistricting occurs every ten years Contents 1 Former state senate districts 2 See also 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksFormer state senate districts edit nbsp Map of Massachusetts state senate districts apportioned in 1876 nbsp Map of Massachusetts state senate districts apportioned in 1916 nbsp Map of Massachusetts state senate districts 20011st Bristol district 2 1st Hampden district 2 1st Norfolk district 3 1st Plymouth district 4 1st Suffolk and Norfolk district 2 1st Worcester and Middlesex district 2 2nd Bristol district 2 2nd Hampden district 2 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district 4 2nd Norfolk district 3 2nd Plymouth district 4 2nd Suffolk and Norfolk district 2 2nd Worcester and Middlesex district 2 3rd Bristol district 5 3rd Essex and Middlesex district 6 3rd Middlesex and Norfolk district 3rd Norfolk district 7 3rd Suffolk district 5 3rd Worcester district 5 4th Essex district 5 4th Suffolk district 5 4th Worcester district 5 5th Essex district 5 5th Suffolk district 5 5th Worcester district 7 6th Essex district 8 6th Middlesex district 5 6th Suffolk district 5 7th Middlesex district 5 7th Suffolk district 3 8th Middlesex district 5 8th Suffolk district 8 9th Suffolk district 8 Barnstable County 9 Berkshire district 4 Berkshire and Hampshire district 7 Berkshire Franklin Hampden and Hampshire district 2 Berkshire Hampden Hampshire and Franklin district 10 Berkshire Hampshire and Franklin district 6 Berkshire Hampshire and Hampden district 11 Bristol and Plymouth district 2 Cape district 12 Cape and Plymouth district 5 Central Worcester district 12 East Hampden district 12 East Norfolk district 12 East Worcester district 12 Essex County 13 Franklin district 12 Franklin and Hampshire district 2 Hampden and Berkshire district 5 Hampden and Hampshire district 2 Hampshire district 12 Hampshire and Franklin district 6 Island district 12 Middle Plymouth district 12 Middlesex and Essex district 6 Middlesex and Norfolk district 2 Middlesex County 14 Middlesex Norfolk and Worcester district 2 Middlesex Suffolk and Essex district 6 Norfolk district 2 Norfolk and Bristol district 2 Norfolk and Middlesex district 3 Norfolk County 15 North Berkshire district 12 North Bristol district 12 North Norfolk district 12 North Plymouth district 12 North East Worcester district 12 Plymouth district 2 Plymouth County 16 South Berkshire district 12 South Bristol district 12 South Plymouth district 12 South East Worcester district 12 South West Worcester district 12 Suffolk and Middlesex district 2 Suffolk and Norfolk district 6 Suffolk County 17 Suffolk Essex and Middlesex district 2 West Bristol district 12 West Hampden district 12 West Norfolk district 12 West Worcester district 12 Worcester district 2 Worcester and Hampden district 3 Worcester and Hampshire district 8 Worcester County 18 Worcester Franklin Hampden and Hampshire district 2 Worcester Hampden and Hampshire district 5 Worcester Hampden Hampshire and Franklin district 6 See also editList of current districts of the Massachusetts Senate History of the Massachusetts General Court List of Massachusetts General Courts List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Apportionment in US state legislaturesReferences edit Douglas Keith Eric Petry 2015 Apportionment of State Legislatures 1776 1920 Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Massachusetts General Court An Act Establishing Executive Councillor And Senatorial Districts Session Laws Acts 1987 via Massachusetts State Library a b c d e Massachusetts General Court An Act To Establish Councillor And Senatorial Districts Session Laws Acts 1960 a b c d Massachusetts General Court An Act Establishing Councillor And Senatorial Districts Session Laws Acts 1977 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Massachusetts General Court An Act Establishing Councillor And Senatorial Districts Session Laws Acts 1970 a b c d e f g Massachusetts General Court An Act Establishing Executive Councillor and Senatorial Districts Session Laws Acts 2001 a b c Massachusetts General Court An Act To Divide The Commonwealth Into Forty Districts For The Choice Of Senators Session Laws Acts 1866 a b c d Massachusetts General Court An Act To Divide The Commonwealth Into Forty Districts For The Choice Of Senators Session Laws Acts 1886 Massachusetts State Senate A New Nation Votes American Electoral Returns 1788 1825 retrieved June 22 2020 Barnstable County Massachusetts General Court An Act Establishing Executive Councillor And Senatorial Districts Session Laws Acts 1993 via Massachusetts State Library Who s Who in State Politics Boston Practical Politics 1918 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Massachusetts General Court An Act to Divide the Commonwealth into Forty Districts for the Choice of Senators Session Laws Acts 1857 Massachusetts State Senate A New Nation Votes American Electoral Returns 1788 1825 retrieved June 22 2020 Essex County Massachusetts State Senate A New Nation Votes American Electoral Returns 1788 1825 retrieved June 22 2020 Middlesex County Massachusetts State Senate A New Nation Votes American Electoral Returns 1788 1825 retrieved June 22 2020 Norfolk County Massachusetts State Senate A New Nation Votes American Electoral Returns 1788 1825 retrieved June 22 2020 Plymouth County Massachusetts State Senate A New Nation Votes American Electoral Returns 1788 1825 retrieved June 22 2020 Suffolk County Massachusetts State Senate A New Nation Votes American Electoral Returns 1788 1825 retrieved June 22 2020 Worcester CountyFurther reading edit Senate Alters Some Districts Shakes Up Bill to Meet Fuller Demands in Part Boston Globe May 26 1926 Democrats Rap Redistricting Bill for State Senate Boston Globe May 20 1947 Changing Senate Districts a Dizzying Jigsaw Job Boston Globe November 26 1959 Redistricting Too Stingy House Democrats Plaint Boston Globe May 19 1960 Massachusetts General Court Legislative Research Council April 20 1977 Sixth interim report of the joint special committee established for the purpose of studying 1 a new division of the Commonwealth into representative districts and 2 a new division of the Commonwealth into forty senatorial and eight executive councillors districts PDF via New England School of Law Massachusetts General Court Legislative Research Council May 2 1977 Pre 1972 history of legislative redistricting in Massachusetts Seventh interim report of the joint special committee established to study a new division of the Commonwealth into one hundred and sixty representative districts forty senatorial districts and either councillor districts PDF p 19 Plan s meandering district lines protect Hub incumbents Boston Globe July 13 1987External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Obsolete Massachusetts Senate districts Commonwealth of Massachusetts Elections Division State Senate election statistics PD43 Massachusetts State Senate A New Nation Votes American Electoral Returns 1788 1825 American Antiquarian Society 2007 via Tufts University Lampi Collection Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of former districts of the Massachusetts Senate amp oldid 1169765357, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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