Pennsylvania House of Representatives districts
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives districts are the state’s legislative electoral divisions from which members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives are elected.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives districts serving Upper Darby Township | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative electoral district
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state legislative district system ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dataUsedForApportionment | United States decennial census NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralBodySize | 203 members ⓘ |
| electoralLevel | state legislative ⓘ |
| elects | state representatives ⓘ |
| electsToOffice | member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives ⓘ |
| governedBy | Pennsylvania election law ⓘ |
| governmentBody | Pennsylvania General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
geographically contiguous districts
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periodic reapportionment after the U.S. census ⓘ population-based apportionment ⓘ single-member representation ⓘ |
| hasElectoralSystem | single-member district ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLegalRequirement |
compactness and contiguity of districts
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compliance with one person, one vote principle ⓘ respect for political subdivision boundaries where possible ⓘ substantially equal population among districts ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfDistricts | 203 ⓘ |
| hasOutput | certified election results for Pennsylvania House of Representatives ⓘ |
| historicalPredecessor | multi-member county-based districts in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber | Pennsylvania House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | state ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mid-Atlantic United States
NERFINISHED
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Northeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| mapsPublishedBy |
Pennsylvania Department of State
NERFINISHED
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Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mustComplyWith | federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSeats | 203 ⓘ |
| officeTermLength | 2 years ⓘ |
| partOf | Pennsylvania General Assembly electoral system ⓘ |
| redistrictingAuthority | Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Pennsylvania Constitution
NERFINISHED
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United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Pennsylvania State Senate districts
NERFINISHED
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Pennsylvania congressional districts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
judicial review by Pennsylvania courts
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judicial review by federal courts ⓘ redistricting ⓘ |
| typeOfVoters | registered voters in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| upperChamberCounterpart | Pennsylvania State Senate districts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | election of members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives ⓘ |
| usedInElectionCycle | biennial state legislative elections in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Pennsylvania House of Representatives districts including parts of Lawrence County
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partOf
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Pennsylvania House of Representatives districts
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this entity surface form:
Pennsylvania House of Representatives districts serving Upper Darby Township