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Home > Facts & Features > State House of Representatives Political Complexion (1867 to Date)   Year Repub. Democrat Indep. Other 1867 230 10     1868 180 60     1869 224 16     1870 160 58   11 Labor Reform 1871 195 34     1872 179 0   55 Democratic -Labor Reform 9 unknown 1873 211 24   5 vacancies 1874 168 70 2   1875 155 79 6   1876 182 58     1877 178 62     1878 171 69     1879 178 48 3 11 Greenbackers 1880 175 48 12 5 Greenbackers 1881 191 47   2 Greenbackers 1882 179 53 2 5 Independent Republicans 1 Independent Democrat 1883 151 84 4 1 National 1884 137 92 6 3 Greenbackers 1 Independent Republican 1 Independent Democrat 1885 164 65   3 People's Party 1 Independent Democrat 1 unknown 1886 157 75 8   1887 158 78 1 1 Independent Republican 3 Independent Democrats 1 unknown 1888 164 71 3 1 Independent Republican 1 Independent Democrat 1889 181 58   1 Independent Democrat 1890 161 79     1891 139 98 1 1 Prohibition 1 unknown 1892 149 90   1 Prohibition 1 unknown 1893 163 72   1 Labor and Independent Democrat 4 unknown 1894 183 56 1   1895 194 46     1896 182 58     1897 202 38     1898 181 57   1 Prohibition 1 Non-Partisan 1899 168 64 1 2 Independent Citizens 1 Independent Democrat 1 Democratic Socialist 1 Prohibition 1 Republican Citizens 1 Non-Partisan 1900 166 68   2 Democratic Socialists 1 Citizen Independent 1 Prohibition 1 Republican Citizens 1 Non-Partisan 1901 179 58 1 2 Democratic Socialists 1902 159 70   3 Independent Republicans 3 Republican Citizens 2 Independent Democrats 2 Democratic Socialists 1 unknown 1903 154 83   3 Socialists 1904 154 85   1 unknown 1905 169 69 1 1 Republican Citizen 1906 165 69   3 Republican Citizens 2 Independent Republicans 1 Democratic Citizens 1907 173 63   2 Independent Republicans 1 Independent Democrat 1 Independent Citizen 1908 175 65     1909 180 60     1910 169 69 1 1 Socialist 1911 127 112   1 Socialist 1912 143 94 2 1 Socialist 1913 139 94 1 5 Progressives 1 Socialist 1914 118 104   17 Progressives 1 Socialist 1915 150 90     1916 168 72     1917 175 65     1918 179 61     1919 182 58     1920 176 64     1921-22 188 52     1923-24 160 80     1925-26 170 70     1927-28 177 63     1929-30 157 83     1931-32 141 99     1933-34 147 93     1935-36 124 116     1937-38 136 104     1939-40 143 97     1941-42 143 97     1943-44 143 97     1945-46 138 102     1947-48 144 96 (lost one by death)     1949-50 118 122     1951-52 116 124     1953-54 123 117     1955-56 112 128     1957-58 108 132     1959-60 95 145     1961-62 84 156     1963-64 90 150     1965-66 69 170 1   1967-68 71 168 1   1969-70 68 172     1971-72 62 178     1973-74 52 186 2   1975-76 43 191 3   1977-78 43 194 3   1979-80 30 129 1   1981-82 31 128 1   1983-84 29 128   3 vacancies 1985-86 34 125   1 vacancy 1987-88 33 127     1989 32 128     1990 32 128     1991 38 121 1   1992 37 119 1 3 vacancies 1993 34 124 1 1 vacancy 1994 34 122 1 3 vacancies 1995 35 124 1   1996 35 123 1 1 vacancy 1997 29 129 1 1 vacancy 1998 29 127 1 2 vacancies 1999 27 131 1 1 vacancy 2000 27 130 1 2 vacancies 2001 24 136     2002 20 137   3 vacancies 2003 23 136   1 unenrolled 2004 23 136 1   2005 21 136 1 3 vacancies 2006 21 138   1 vacancy 2007 19 139   2 vacancies 2008 19 140   1 vacancy Sources: Dalton, Cornelius. Leading the Way : A History of the General Court, 1629-1980. Center for Leadership Studies. The Massachusetts Political Almanac. Note: Vacancies means the the seats were empty for part of the session.   In Admin. & Finance In the Library In Mass.Gov Services Search the Library Catalog Find a Databases   Ask a Librarian     Apply for a Library Card     Newspapers and Magazines     Request a Book or Article     Digital Collections     Legal Research   Quick Links   Researching Legislators     Firsts for Women in the Massachusetts Legislature     Senate Political Complexion     List of Governors

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