61st Massachusetts General Court | |||||
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Legislative body | Massachusetts General Court | ||||
Term | January 1, 1840 | – January 6, 1841||||
Senate | |||||
Members | 40 | ||||
President | Daniel P. King | ||||
Party control | Whig | ||||
House | |||||
Members | 521 [1] | ||||
Speaker | Robert Charles Winthrop | ||||
Party control | Whig | ||||
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The 61st Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1840 during the governorship of Marcus Morton. Daniel P. King served as president of the Senate and Robert Charles Winthrop served as speaker of the House. [4]
On January 22, 1840, the governor gave a speech. [3]
Party (shading shows control)
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Total | Vacant | |||
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Democratic (D) | Whig (W) | ||||
Begin (January 1, 1840) | 19 | 21 | 40 | 0 | |
Latest voting share | 47.50% | 52.50% |
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The 40 seats are apportioned to each county or counties, based upon population size, to be elected at-large. [5]
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The members of the House of Representatives are apportioned by incorporated township and therefore the number of representatives in the House of Representatives can vary. Every incorporated township that has at least 150 ratable polls (taxable persons) is given one representative and for every additional 225 ratable polls, another representative is given. Townships can choose not to send a representative to the House each session, therefore the total number of filled seats can fluctuate year-to-year. [6] Only the townships that sent representatives are listed below.