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These are tables of congressional delegations from
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to the
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and the
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. The current dean of the Massachusetts delegation is
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Ed Markey Edward John Markey (born July 11, 1946) is an American lawyer, politician, and former Army reservist who has served as the junior United States senator from Massachusetts since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. represent ...
, having served in Congress since 1976.


United States Senate


United States House of Representatives


1789 to 1793: 8 seats

Article I of the United States Constitution Article One of the United States Constitution establishes the legislative branch of the federal government, the United States Congress. Under Article One, Congress is a bicameral legislature consisting of the House of Representatives and the Sen ...
allocated 8 seats to Massachusetts.


1793 to 1803: 14 seats

After the 1790 census, Massachusetts gained six seats. In the third Congress only, there were plural districts in which more than one member would be elected from the same district and there was also an at-large seat. After that Congress, however, there would be no at-large seats and no plural seats.


1803 to 1813: 17 seats

After the 1800 census, Massachusetts gained three seats.


1813 to 1823: 20 seats, then 13

After the 1810 census, Massachusetts gained three seats to grow to its largest apportionment (so far). In 1820/21, however, seven of those seats were lost to the new state of
Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and nor ...
.


1823–1833: 13 seats

Following the 1820 census, Massachusetts kept its remaining 13 seats without change.


1833 to 1843: 12 seats

After the 1830 census, Massachusetts lost one seat.


1843 to 1853: 10 seats

After the
1840 census The United States census of 1840 was the sixth census of the United States. Conducted by the Census Office on June 1, 1840, it determined the resident population of the United States to be 17,069,453 – an increase of 32.7 percent over the 12 ...
, Massachusetts lost two seats.


1853 to 1863: 11 seats

After the 1850 census, Massachusetts gained one seat.


1863 to 1873: 10 seats

After the 1860 census, Massachusetts lost one seat.


1873 to 1883: 11 seats

After the
1870 census The United States census of 1870 was the ninth United States census. It was conducted by the Census Bureau from June 1, 1870, to August 23, 1871. The 1870 census was the first census to provide detailed information on the African-American popu ...
, Massachusetts gained one seat.


1883 to 1893: 12 seats

After the
1880 census The United States census of 1880 conducted by the Census Bureau during June 1880 was the tenth United States census.1890 census The United States census of 1890 was taken beginning June 2, 1890, but most of the 1890 census materials were destroyed in 1921 when a building caught fire and in the subsequent disposal of the remaining damaged records. It determined the reside ...
, Massachusetts gained one seat.


1903 to 1913: 14 seats

After the 1900 census, Massachusetts gained one seat.


1913 to 1933: 16 seats

After the 1910 census, Massachusetts gained two seats. There was no reapportionment after the 1920 census.


1933 to 1963: 15, then 14 seats

After the
1930 census The United States census of 1930, conducted by the Census Bureau one month from April 1, 1930, determined the resident population of the United States to be 122,775,046, an increase of 13.7 percent over the 106,021,537 persons enumerated during ...
, Massachusetts lost one seat. After the
1940 census The United States census of 1940, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 132,164,569, an increase of 7.3 percent over the 1930 population of 122,775,046 people. The census date of record w ...
, Massachusetts lost another seat. Massachusetts kept its apportionment following the 1950 census.


1963 to 1983: 12 seats

After the 1960 census, Massachusetts lost two seats. Massachusetts kept its apportionment after the 1970 census.


1983 to 1993: 11 seats

After the 1980 census, Massachusetts lost one seat.


1993 to 2013: 10 seats

After the 1990 census, Massachusetts lost one seat. Massachusetts kept its apportionment after the 2000 census.


2013 to present: 9 seats

After the 2010 census, Massachusetts lost one seat.


Key


See also

*
List of United States congressional districts Congressional districts in the United States are electoral divisions for the purpose of electing members of the United States House of Representatives. The number of voting seats in the House of Representatives is currently set at 435, with ...
* Massachusetts's congressional districts * Political party strength in Massachusetts


References

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Congressional delegations