New York State Senate, 16th District
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The New York State Senate's 16th District is a legislative constituency in New York City that has historically included parts of Manhattan and was once represented by influential Tammany Hall politician George Washington Plunkitt.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New York State Senate district
ⓘ
legislative constituency ⓘ |
| appliesToLevel | state government ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post voting ⓘ |
| elects | member of the New York State Senate ⓘ |
| governingLaw | New York State Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentalFunction | representation in the New York State Senate ⓘ |
| hasElectorate | residents of its defined boundaries in New York City ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalBoundaryChanges | true ⓘ |
| hasPart | areas of Manhattan (historically) ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation | Tammany Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialBusiness | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | New York State Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| levelOfRepresentation | upper house of the New York State Legislature ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| locatedInJurisdiction | State of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFormerRepresentative | George Washington Plunkitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeTermLengthForSenator | 2 years ⓘ |
| partOf | New York State Legislature’s districting scheme ⓘ |
| politicalHistory | associated with machine politics via Tammany Hall ⓘ |
| representedBy | George Washington Plunkitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | New York State Senate districts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfConstituency | single-member district ⓘ |
| usedFor | state-level legislative elections ⓘ |
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