72nd United States Congress - political parties

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The Seventy-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1931 to March 3, 1933, during the last two years of the administration of U.S. President Herbert C. Hoover.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Fourteenth Census of the United States in 1920. The Senate had a Republican majority, and the House had a Democratic majority.

This article supplements the main article with a list of the members by political party.

Main article: 72nd United States Congress
See also: 72nd United States Congress - State Delegations
See also: United States Senate elections, 1930
See also: United States House election, 1930

[edit] Dates of sessions

March 4, 1931 - March 3, 1933

Previous congress: 71st Congress
Next congress: 73rd Congress

[edit] Party summary

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.

Senate

TOTAL members: 96
House of Representatives

TOTAL members: 435

The list below is arranged by chamber, then by political party. Members are shown in alphabetical order.

[edit] Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress.

[edit] Democratic

A-F
G-L
M-R
S-Z

[edit] Republican

A-F
G-L
M-R
S-Z

[edit] Farmer-Labor

[edit] House of Representatives

Members of the House of Representatives were elected by popular vote, variously to single member districts or at-large.

[edit] Democratic

A-B-C
D-E-F
G-H-I
J-K-L
M-N-O
P-Q-R
S-T-U-V
W-X-Y-Z

[edit] Republican

A-B-C
D-E-F
G-H-I
J-K-L
M-N-O
P-Q-R
S-T-U-V
W-X-Y-Z

[edit] Farmer-Labor

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Before the first day of Congress, 19 representatives-elect died. In 14 cases, party control of the seat changed with the special election, and the Democrats ended up with a majority of House seats. .

[edit] References

  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 

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