Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 143

The 143rd Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania and has been represented since 2020 by Shelby Labs.

[[Pennsylvania House|]]	Shelby Labs R–Plumstead Township
Demographics	94.9% White 1.3% Black 2.7% Hispanic
Population (2011)  • Citizens of voting age	62,717 48,361

District profile

The 143rd Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Bucks County. It includes the Stover-Myers Mill. It is made up of the following areas:[1]

• Bedminster Township
• Bridgeton Township
• Buckingham Township (PART, District

Upper [PART, Divisions 01 and 03])

• Doylestown
• Doylestown Township
• Durham Township
• Haycock Township
• Nockamixon Township
• Plumstead Township
• Riegelsville
• Tinicum Township

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
John S. Renninger	Republican	1969 – 1976
Margaret H. George	Democrat	1977 – 1980
James C. Greenwood	Republican	1981 – 1986
David W. Heckler	Republican	1987 – 1993		Resigned 1993.[2]
Joseph Conti	Republican	1993 – 1998		Elected on November 2, 1993 to fill vacancy[3] Elected to Pennsylvania Senate on November 4, 1997.[4]
Charles T. McIlhinney, Jr.	Republican	1998 – 2006		Elected February 3, 1998 to fill vacancy[5]
Marguerite Quinn	Republican	2007 – 2018	Doylestown
Wendy Ullman[6]	Democrat	2019 – 2020	Plumstead Township
Shelby Labs	Republican	2020 – present	Plumstead Township

Recent election results

PA House election, 2018:
Pennsylvania House, District 143

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Joseph Patrick Flood	16,763	49.16
	Democratic	Wendy Ullman	17,339	50.84
Margin of victory			576	1.68	1.68
Turnout			34,102	100

[7]

PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 143

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Marguerite Quinn	16,357	62.78
	Democratic	Kathy McQuarrie	8,637	33.15
Margin of victory			7,720	29.63
Turnout			24,994	100

PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 143

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Marguerite Quinn	21,483	61.80
	Democratic	Joseph Frederick	13,280	38.20
Margin of victory			8,203	23.60	6.03
Turnout			34,763	100

PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 143

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Marguerite Quinn	17,107	100
Margin of victory			17,107	100
Turnout			17,107	100

PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 143

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Marguerite Quinn	24,033	63.75
	Democratic	Stephen Kunkel	13,663	36.25
Margin of victory			10,370	27.50	72.50
Turnout			37,696	100

References

• Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

1. "Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
2. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1993-1994" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
3. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1993-1994" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
4. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1997-1998" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
5. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1997-1998" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
6. report, Staff. "Ullman takes victory in 143rd District race". The Intelligencer. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
7. "Bucks County Board of Elections" (PDF). BucksCounty.org. November 16, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2018.

External links

• District map from the United States Census Bureau
• Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
• Population Data for District 143 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.