Briefly from 1873 to 1875, and 1883-1885 with one representative respectively, and again from 1933 through 1945, after New York was apportioned two extra seats in the United States House of Representatives, the state elected representatives at-large, instead of from districts. For the 79th United States Congress, which began in 1945, the state redistricted its seats and assigned its 45 representatives to 45 seats, thereby eliminating At-large representation.
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New York created at-large representation in 1873, for just a single Congress, following the 1870 Census.
| Representative | Party | Years | Electoral history |
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| Lyman Tremain | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
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New York eliminated the at-large seat in 1875, reapportioning all of its representatives by geographic districts.
New York restored at-large representation in 1883, for just a single Congress, following the 1880 Census.
| Representative | Party | Years | Electoral history |
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| Henry W. Slocum | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
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New York eliminated the at-large seat again in 1885, reapportioning all of its representatives by geographic districts.
New York restored at-large representation in 1933, following the 1930 Census, apportioning two representatives to the at-large seats.
| Years | Seat A | Seat B | ||||
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| Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | |
| March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
John Fitzgibbons | Democratic | Retired | Elmer E. Studley | Democratic | Retired |
| January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943 |
Matthew J. Merritt | Democratic | Retired | Caroline O'Day | Democratic | Retired |
| January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 |
Winifred C. Stanley | Republican | Retired | |||
New York eliminated the at-large seat again in 1945, reapportioning all of its representatives by geographic districts.
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