The 134th Delaware General Assembly was a meeting of the legislative branch of the state government, consisting of the
Delaware Senate and the
Delaware House of Representatives. Elections were held the first Tuesday after November 1st and terms began in Dover on the first Tuesday in January. This date was January 5, 1987, which was two weeks before the beginning of the third administrative year of Republican Governor
Michael N. Castle
Michael Newbold Castle (born July 2, 1939) is an American lawyer and politician who was governor of Delaware (1985–92) and the U.S. representative for (1993–2011). He is a member of the Republican Party.
The district includes the entir ...
from New Castle County and the third year for Democratic Lieutenant Governor
Shien Biau Woo, also from New Castle County.
Currently the distribution of seats for both houses was based on the interpretation of the federal 1980 census. It resulted in a large numbers of membership numbers in the New Castle County area and ruling that the election districts would abandonment of county lines for their boundaries, but would design whatever district boundaries that would accomplish such population equals.
In the 134th Delaware General Assembly session the Senate had a
Democratic majority and the House had a
Republican majority.
Leadership
Senate
*Richard S. Cordrey, Sussex County,
Democratic
House of Representatives
*B. Bradford Barnes, Sussex County,
Republican
*Terry R. Spence, New Castle County,
Republican
Members
Senate
About half the State Senators were elected every two years for a four-year term, except the decade district redesign year, when all served two years. They were designed for equal populations from all districts and its accomplishment occasionally included some territory from two counties.
House of Representatives
All the State Representatives were elected every two years for a two-year term. They were designed for equal populations from all districts and its accomplishment occasionally included some territory from two counties.
References
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Places with more information
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Delaware Historical Societywebsite 505 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801; (302) 655-7161
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University of DelawareLibrary website 181 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19717; (302) 831-2965
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