Massachusetts House of Representatives' 9th Bristol district

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 9th Bristol district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of Bristol County.[1] Democrat Christopher Markey of Dartmouth has represented the district since 2011.[2]

Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 9th Bristol district, 2013. Based on 2010 United States Census.

Locales represented

The district includes the following localities:[3]

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Bristol and Plymouth district.[4]

Former locale

The district previously covered part of Fall River, circa 1927.[5]

Representatives
  • Nathaniel Potter, Jr, circa 1858-1859 [6][7]
  • Robert Henry, circa 1888 [8]
  • John C. Milne, circa 1888 [8]
  • Robert L. Manley, circa 1920 [9]
  • Isaac U. Wood, circa 1920 [9]
  • Frank Eben Brown, circa 1951 [10]
  • Thomas C. Norton, circa 1975 [11]
  • Leonard Gonsalves
  • John F. Quinn
  • Christopher M. Markey, 2011-current[2]

See also

Images
  • Fred Moore
  • William Cook
  • Isaac Wood
  • Joseph Freeling
  • John Farrell
  • Robert Manley
  • Frank O'Brien
  • Terrance Lomax
  • Frank Brown
  • William MacLean
  • Thomas Norton
  • Roger Tougas
  • John Quinn

References
  1. "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  2. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 9th Bristol district". PD43+. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  3. Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
  4. David Jarman (July 30, 2019), "Upper legislative district ↔ lower legislative district correspondences: MA", How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?, Daily Kos, State House Districts to State Senate Districts
  5. "Representative Districts". Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1927-1928. Boston. pp. 196–206.
  6. "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
  7. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.
  8. Geo. F. Andrews (ed.). "Representatives: Bristol County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
  9. Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review.
  10. 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  11. 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
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