Virginia House of Delegates districts
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Virginia House of Delegates districts are the electoral constituencies that each elect one member to the lower chamber of the Virginia General Assembly.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative electoral district
ⓘ
political division ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Commonwealth of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ballotType | single-member plurality ballot ⓘ |
| chamberType | lower house ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dataSourceForBoundaries | U.S. Census data ⓘ |
| electoralBodyType | state house district ⓘ |
| electoralEventFrequency | biennial elections ⓘ |
| electoralLevel | state legislative lower chamber ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | single-member district ⓘ |
| elects |
member of the Virginia House of Delegates
ⓘ
state legislator ⓘ |
| electsToOffice | Delegate ⓘ |
| governingLawSource | state law of Virginia ⓘ |
| governmentBody | Virginia House of Delegates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBoundaryType | contiguous territory ⓘ |
| hasElectorate | registered voters in Virginia ⓘ |
| hasRepresentation | one delegate per district ⓘ |
| hasVotingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| higherLevelElectoralUnit | Virginia statewide electorate ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialMaterials | English ⓘ |
| legislature | Virginia General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | state ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Virginia ⓘ |
| mapsPublishedBy |
Virginia Department of Elections
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia Division of Legislative Services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMembersElectedPerDistrict | 1 ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitle | Delegate to the Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ |
| officeTermLength | 2 years ⓘ |
| partOf |
Virginia General Assembly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia House of Delegates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSystem | U.S. state legislative districts ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide geographic representation in the Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ |
| redistrictedBy | Virginia General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Code of Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Constitution of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Virginia Senate districts ⓘ |
| scope | sub-state ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
decennial redistricting based on U.S. Census
ⓘ
federal Voting Rights Act requirements ⓘ redistricting ⓘ |
| typeOfRepresentation | territorial representation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
election of delegates
ⓘ
state legislative elections in Virginia ⓘ |
| usedIn | Virginia state legislative elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingEligibility | citizens of the United States residing in the district and registered to vote ⓘ |
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