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List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
2026-11-15 23:38:57 · The Daily Ledger
The following is a list of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in the United States. Legislative districts for elected representation in the Massachusetts House of Representatives are apportioned based on census information. Apportionment has occurred generally every ten years: in 1857, 1866, 1876, 1886, 1896, 1906, 1916, 1926, 1939, 1947,...2011.
There were no districts before 1857. Representatives were elected from each town and city. The number of House members "fluctuated from a low of 131 members in 1782 to a high of 748 members in 1812." Starting in 1857, 240 House districts were "drawn by county boards on the basis of statutory assignment of seats to each county." A 1974 referendum, supported by the League of Women Voters, reduced the number of seats from 240 to 160.
Former districts
5th Berkshire district
6th Berkshire district
7th Berkshire district
8th Berkshire district
9th Berkshire district
15th Bristol district
16th Bristol district
17th Bristol district
18th Bristol district
1st Dukes district
Cape and Islands district
19th Essex district
20th Essex district
21st Essex district
22nd Essex district
23rd Essex district
24th Essex district
25th Essex district
26th Essex district
27th Essex district
3rd Franklin district
4th Franklin district
5th Franklin district
6th Franklin district
7th Franklin district
13th Hampden district
14th Hampden district
15th Hampden district
16th Hampden district
17th Hampden district
18th Hampden district
19th Hampden district
20th Hampden district
4th Hampshire district
5th Hampshire district
6th Hampshire district
38th Middlesex district
39th Middlesex district
40th Middlesex district
41st Middlesex district
42nd Middlesex district
43rd Middlesex district
44th Middlesex district
45th Middlesex district
46th Middlesex district
47th Middlesex district
48th Middlesex district
49th Middlesex district
50th Middlesex district
51st Middlesex district
52nd Middlesex district
53rd Middlesex district
54th Middlesex district
55th Middlesex district
56th Middlesex district
57th Middlesex district
58th Middlesex district
59th Middlesex district
1st Nantucket district
16th Norfolk district
17th Norfolk district
18th Norfolk district
19th Norfolk district
20th Norfolk district
21st Norfolk district
22nd Norfolk district
23rd Norfolk district
24th Norfolk district
13th Plymouth district
14th Plymouth district
15th Plymouth district
20th Suffolk district
21st Suffolk district
22nd Suffolk district
23rd Suffolk district
24th Suffolk district
25th Suffolk district
26th Suffolk district
27th Suffolk district
28th Suffolk district
29th Suffolk district
30th Suffolk district
31st Suffolk district
19th Worcester district
20th Worcester district
21st Worcester district
22nd Worcester district
23rd Worcester district
24th Worcester district
25th Worcester district
26th Worcester district
27th Worcester district
28th Worcester district
29th Worcester district
30th Worcester district
See also
List of current districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
History of the Massachusetts General Court
List of Massachusetts General Courts
List of former districts of the Massachusetts Senate
Apportionment in US state legislatures
References
Further reading
External links
Massachusetts history-related lists
