Alabama's at-large congressional district was a
congressional district
Congressional districts, also known as electoral districts and legislative districts, electorates, or wards in other nations, are divisions of a larger administrative region that represent the population of a region in the larger congressional bod ...
for the
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
in
Alabama
(We dare defend our rights)
, anthem = "Alabama"
, image_map = Alabama in United States.svg
, seat = Montgomery
, LargestCity = Huntsville
, LargestCounty = Baldwin County
, LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham
, area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...
active at various times from 1819 to 1965. Alabama became a state in 1819, and its single representative to the 16th and 17th Congresses was elected
at-large. For the 27th Congress, all five of Alabama's representatives were elected at-large, before the state gained a representative from the
1840 census. In the 43rd to 44th Congresses, the seventh and eighth representatives gained in 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 ...
were elected at-large. For the 63rd and 64th Congresses, Alabama elected the tenth of its apportioned representatives, gained in the
1910 census, at-large from the entire state. For the 88th Congress, after the state lost one representative in the
1960 census, Alabama once again elected all of their representatives at-large.
List of members representing the district
References
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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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