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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.

Former state senate districts

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]

References

^ 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 County

External links

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)

[1] Douglas Keith; Eric Petry (2015), Apportionment of State Legislatures, 1776-1920, Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law

[Acts1987-2] ^ ^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

[Acts1960-3] Massachusetts General Court, "An Act To Establish Councillor And Senatorial Districts", Session Laws: Acts (1960)

[Acts1977-4] Massachusetts General Court, "An Act Establishing Councillor And Senatorial Districts", Session Laws: Acts (1977)

[Acts1970-5] ^ ^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)

[Acts2001-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Massachusetts General Court, "An Act Establishing Executive Councillor and Senatorial Districts", Session Laws: Acts (2001)

[Acts1866-7] Massachusetts General Court, "An Act To Divide The Commonwealth Into Forty Districts For The Choice Of Senators", Session Laws: Acts (1866)

[Acts1886-8] 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

[Acts1993-10] Massachusetts General Court, "An Act Establishing Executive Councillor And Senatorial Districts", Session Laws: Acts (1993) – via Massachusetts State Library

[Who1918-11] Who's Who in State Politics. Boston: Practical Politics. 1918.

[Acts1857-12] ^ ^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

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