84th United States Congress - political parties

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The Eighty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1955 to January 3, 1957, during the last two years of the first administration of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Seventeeth Census of the United States in 1950. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

This article supplements the main article with a list of the members by political party.

Main article: 84th United States Congress
See also: 84th United States Congress - Membership Changes
See also: 84th United States Congress - State Delegations
See also: United States House election, 1954

The list below is arranged by chamber, then by political party. Members are shown in alphabetical order.

[edit] Dates of sessions

January 3, 1955 - January 3, 1957

Previous congress: 83rd Congress
Next congress: 85th Congress

[edit] Party summary

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated.

Senate

TOTAL members: 96
House of Representatives

TOTAL members: 435

[edit] Senate

Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress.

[edit] Democratic

A-F
G-L
M-R
S-Z

[edit] Republican

A-F
G-L
M-R
S-Z

[edit] Independent Democratic

[edit] Independent

[edit] House of Representatives

Members of the House of Representatives were elected by popular vote, variously to single member districts or at-large.

[edit] Democratic

A-B-C
D-E-F
G-H-I
J-K-L
M-N-O
P-Q-R
S-T-U-V
W-X-Y-Z

[edit] Republican

A-B-C
D-E-F
G-H-I
J-K-L
M-N-O
P-Q-R
S-T-U-V
W-X-Y-Z

[edit] References

  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 

[edit] External links

  • Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress [1]
  • U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History [2]
  • U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists [3]
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