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The 5th Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the
Illinois Senate The Illinois Senate is the upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, the legislative branch of the government of the State of Illinois in the United States. The body was created by the first state constitution adopted in 1818. Under the ...
and the
Illinois House of Representatives The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 representativ ...
, met from December 4, 1826, to February 19, 1827, at The Vandalia State House. The apportionment of seats in the
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was based on the provisions of the First Illinois Constitution. Political parties were not established in Illinois at the time. The 5th General Assembly was preceded by the
4th Illinois General Assembly The 4th Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives, met from November 15, 1824, to January 18, 1825, and again from January 2, 1826, to January 18, 1826, at The Vandalia State House. ...
, and was succeeded by the 6th Illinois General Assembly.


Members

Senators and Representatives were both allotted to counties roughly by population and elected at-large within their districts. Bond and Montgomery counties shared a single senator.


Senate


House of Representatives


Employees


Senate

* Secretary: Emanuel J. West * Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk: A.F. Grant * Sergeant at Arms: Joseph Chance


House of Representatives

* Clerk:
William Lee D. Ewing William Lee Davidson Ewing (August 31, 1795 – March 25, 1846) was a politician from Illinois who served partial terms as the List of Governors of Illinois, fifth governor of the state and as United States Senate, U.S. Senator. Biography ...
* Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk: H. Roundtree * Doorkeeper: Bowling Green


See also

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List of Illinois state legislatures The Illinois General Assembly, the State legislature (United States), legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois, has convened many times since List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union, statehood became effective on December 3, 1818 i ...


Works cited

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References

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Illinois General Assembly The Illinois General Assembly is the legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois. It has two chambers, the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate. The General Assembly was created by the first state constitution adopted in ...
Illinois General Assembly The Illinois General Assembly is the legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois. It has two chambers, the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate. The General Assembly was created by the first state constitution adopted in ...
Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...
Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...