After the
1880 census, a tenth seat in 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 house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ...
was added to
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...
's nine districts. For the
48th Congress (March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885), that seat was elected
at-large
At large (''before a noun'': at-large) is a description for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent a whole membership or population (notably a city, county, state, province, nation, club or association), rather than ...
statewide. In 1885, Virginia redistricted its seats into ten geographic districts, thereby eliminating the at-large seat.
For the
73rd Congress (March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935), Virginia elected all of its representatives at-large (i.e., statewide). The district format returned in the election to the
74th Congress
The 74th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1935, ...
(January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937) and has remained in effect ever since.
List of members representing the district
References
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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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At-large
At large (''before a noun'': at-large) is a description for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent a whole membership or population (notably a city, county, state, province, nation, club or association), rather than ...
Former congressional districts of the United States
At-large United States congressional districts
Constituencies established in 1883
Constituencies disestablished in 1885
1883 establishments in Virginia
1885 disestablishments in Virginia
Constituencies established in 1933
Constituencies disestablished in 1935
1933 establishments in Virginia
1935 disestablishments in Virginia