Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district
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Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in southeastern Pennsylvania that includes parts of the Philadelphia suburbs and surrounding communities.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States congressional district ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Delaware (state)
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New Jersey (across the Delaware River) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chamber | lower house of the United States Congress ⓘ |
| contains |
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
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part of Chester County, Pennsylvania ⓘ part of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania ⓘ part of Philadelphia suburbs ⓘ part of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentRepresentative | Mary Gay Scanlon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentRepresentativeParty | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentRepresentativeTookOffice | January 3, 2019 ⓘ |
| electorate | residents of the district meeting federal voting requirements ⓘ |
| elects | one member of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| federalLevel | yes ⓘ |
| firstElectionInCurrentForm | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingLaw | United States Constitution, Article One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapitalCityInCountyArea | Media, Pennsylvania (county seat of Delaware County) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFederalDistrictNumber | 5 ⓘ |
| hasPostalAbbreviation | PA-05 ⓘ |
| hasType | suburban district ⓘ |
| includesCommunityType |
inner-ring suburbs
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outer-ring suburbs ⓘ small boroughs ⓘ townships ⓘ urban neighborhoods ⓘ |
| isNumberedAmong | congressional districts of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal lawmaking ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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ⓘ
southeastern Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| partOf | Philadelphia metropolitan area ⓘ |
| predecessorDistrict | Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district (old configuration) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previouslyNumberedAs | Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district (pre-2018 boundaries) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recreatedIn | 2018 ⓘ |
| representedBy | one voting member in the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| representedInCongressNumber |
116th United States Congress
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117th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ 118th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultOf | 2018 Pennsylvania congressional district court-ordered redistricting ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| subjectTo | decennial redistricting ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
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