Talk:New York's 8th congressional district

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[edit] Redistricting nonsense

OK, maybe someone can figure this out. According to the Congressional bioguide, Nadler was elected in a special election to succeed Weiss who died. According to United States Congressional Delegations from New York, Weiss served in the 17th district. How, if @ all should the be noted, or should Nadler be listed as following Scheuer? 68.39.174.238 09:43, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

I think (for practical purposes and to keep uniformity with other such articles in Wikipedia)we should keep the listings to officers who actually served in office, and note such special details and circumstances as the aforementioned in footnotes. ~ Ross (ElCharismo) 20:34, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
In other words, let's keep the listing ordered by what the district numbers were at the time, and note that redistricting changed these numbers. If we choose to organize a table by district number, as in the comprehensive delegations article, we would want to keep all of the Representatives who served a 17th district together, for flow and charting purposes. However, since Weiss and Nadler effectively both represented the same district, succession would show Nadler following Weiss and not Scheuer. Any succession boxes/templates we make should propbably try to link people by the constituents they represented, if possible. Perhaps the article should note in a dedicated section that this district was once the 17th - does anyone know how redistricting is treated in other such articles? ~ Ross (ElCharismo) 20:44, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
So, in other words, keep it the way it is on U.S. Cong. Del. from NY (above)? 68.39.174.238 21:42, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
Yes. Linking people by what constituents they represent would be practically impossible for large states that experience constant redistricting. The #th district of a state is the #th district of a state throughout the course of history regardless of what particular area it represents. - Bjoel5785