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Alabama's 1st congressional district
Alabama's 1st congressional district
	District map as of 2002
Representative	{{{representative}}};
Area	7,182 sq mi (18,600 km2)
Distribution	64.4% urban; 35.6% rural;
Population (2000)	635,300
Median household; income	34,739
Ethnicity	67.8% White; 28% Black; 1.91% Two or more races; 1.3% Hispanic; 1% Native American; 1% Asian; 1% other; 0.5% Pacific Islander Americans;
Occupation	54.5% White-collar; 29.7% Blue-collar; 15.6% Gray-collar;
Cook PVI	R + 12

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State's #th congressional district lies in the northwest corner of the state. It is the second smallest district in the state, and it comprises mostly Sample City, State. It was created after the 1870 census. Until the 1930 census, the district was in the center of the state. It is represented by incumbent Republican Frank F. Fictitious who has represented the district since 1995.

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List of members representing the district

Example

Member^{[M 1]} (Residence^{[M 2]})	Party	Years^{[M 3]}	Cong ress	Electoral history^{[M 4]}	District location^{[M 5]}
District created following the 1960 census.		January 3, 1963
^{[M 6]} Tim F.X. Sample (Nowheresville, USA)	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – October 3, 1990^{[M 7]}	88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st	[data missing] Died.^{[M 8]}	1963–1973 Hart's Junction County, Libertyville County, New Spot City (partial)
					1973–1983 Hart's Junction County, Libertyville County (partial)
					1983–1993 Hart's Junction County, Libertyville County (partial)
Vacant		October 3, 1990 – January 2, 1991	101st
Sarah Q. Sample (Somewhereover Therainbow, USA)	Democratic	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995	102nd 103rd	Elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Lost re-election.
Sarah Q. Sample (Somewhereover Therainbow, USA)	Democratic	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995	102nd 103rd	Elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Lost re-election.	1993–2003 Hart's Junction County: Hartsville, and Hartston
Frank F. Fictitious (Citystateplace, USA)	Republican	January 3, 1995 – incumbent	104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th^{[M 9]}	Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018.
					2003–2013 Hart's Junction County: Hartsville, and Hartston (partial)
					(2013–) Hart's Junction County: Hartsville (partial)

Notes on the example

^ Use "Member" instead of "Representative."
^ "Residence" is the place the Member calls "home" inside (or in rare cases, outside) the district.
^ Terms begin on date of special election and qualification, not oath.
^ Keep minimum related only to entering or leaving office. Nothing extra like "Speaker of the House." May include "retiring to run for XX office," but don't include if successful if that's not relevant to why they left office.
^ Do not split member's years or Congresses for redistricting.
^ Image should be as contemporary to the relevant time as possible. If member served non-consecutive terms, then use different contemporary images if possible.
^ Only nowrap the Years column.
^ Reason/method of death unnecessary in this list, even if otherwise newsworthy (e.g., suicide, murder, etc.)
^ Use "incumbent" for existing Congress.

Election results

(In chronological order from earliest to latest)

Notes

References

External links

{{USCongDistStateXX}} (XX is two-letter state/territory postal abbreviation)
[[Category:Congressional Districts of XXX]] (XXX is full name of state/territory)
[[Category:Sample County A, State]] (Each of the counties represented)
[[Category:Sample County B, State]]

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[1] Use "Member" instead of "Representative."

[2] "Residence" is the place the Member calls "home" inside (or in rare cases, outside) the district.

[Special-3] Terms begin on date of special election and qualification, not oath.

[4] Keep minimum related only to entering or leaving office. Nothing extra like "Speaker of the House." May include "retiring to run for XX office," but don't include if successful if that's not relevant to why they left office.

[Location-5] Do not split member's years or Congresses for redistricting.

[6] Image should be as contemporary to the relevant time as possible. If member served non-consecutive terms, then use different contemporary images if possible.

[7] Only nowrap the Years column.

[8] Reason/method of death unnecessary in this list, even if otherwise newsworthy (e.g., suicide, murder, etc.)

[9] Use "incumbent" for existing Congress.

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-'''State's #th congressional district''' lies in the northwest corner of the state.  It is the second smallest district in the state, and it comprises mostly [[Sample City, State]].  It was created after the [[United States Census, 1870|1870 census]].  Until the [[United States Census, 1930|1930 census]], the district was in the center of the state.  It is currently represented by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Frank F. Ficticious]] who has represented the district since 1995.
+'''State's #th congressional district''' lies in the northwest corner of the state.  It is the second smallest district in the state, and it comprises mostly [[Sample City, State]].  It was created after the [[United States Census, 1870|1870 census]].  Until the [[United States Census, 1930|1930 census]], the district was in the center of the state.  It is represented by incumbent [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Frank F. Fictitious]] who has represented the district since 1995.
 ==District characteristics==
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 == List of members representing the district ==
+=== Example ===
 {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
 |- valign=bottom
-! Member{{efn | Use "Member" instead of "Representative"}}
+! Member<ref group="M">Use "Member" instead of "Representative."</ref><br/>(Residence<ref group="M">"Residence" is the place the Member calls "home" inside (or in rare cases, outside) the district.</ref>)
 ! Party
+! Years<ref name="Special" group="M">Terms begin on date of special election and qualification, not oath.</ref>
-! Residence{{efn | "Residence" is the place the Member calls "home" inside (or in rare cases, outside) the district.}}
-! Years{{efn | name="Special" | Terms begin on date of special election, not oath}}
 ! Cong<br/>ress
-! Electoral history{{efn | Keep minimum related only to entering or leaving office.  Nothing extra like "Speaker of the House."  May include "retiring to run for XX office," but don't include if sucessful if that's not relevant to why they left office.}}
+! Electoral history<ref group="M">Keep minimum related only to entering or leaving office.  Nothing extra like "Speaker of the House."  May include "retiring to run for XX office," but don't include if successful if that's not relevant to why they left office.</ref>
-! District location{{efn | name="location" | Do not split member's years or Congresses for redistricting.}}
+! District location<ref name="Location" group="M">Do not split member's years or Congresses for redistricting.</ref>
 |- style="height:3em"
-| colspan=3 | District created following the [[1960 United States Census|1960 census]].
+| colspan=2 | District created following the [[1960 United States Census|1960 census]].
 | nowrap | January 3, 1963
 |- style="height:3em"
-| rowspan=3 align=left | [[File:Tom foley.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Tim F.X. Sample]]'''
+| rowspan=3 align=left | [[File:Tom foley.jpg|100px]]<ref group="M">Image should be as contemporary to the relevant time as possible.  If member served non-consecutive terms, then use different contemporary images if possible.</ref><br/>'''[[Tim F.X. Sample]]'''<br/>(Nowheresville, USA)
 | rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
+| rowspan=3 nowrap | January 3, 1963 –<br/>October 3, 1990<ref group="M">Only ''nowrap'' the Years column.</ref>
-| rowspan=3 | Nowheresville, USA
-| rowspan=3 nowrap | January 3, 1963 –<br/>October 3, 1990{{efn | Only nowrap the years column.}}
 | rowspan=3 | {{USCongressOrdinal|88|101}}
-| rowspan=3 | {{Data missing}}<br/>Died.{{efn | Reason/method of death unnecessary in this list, even if otherwise newsworthy (e.g., suicide, murder, etc.)}}
+| rowspan=3 | {{Data missing}}<br/>Died.<ref group="M">Reason/method of death unnecessary in this list, even if otherwise newsworthy (e.g., suicide, murder, etc.)</ref>
 | '''1963–1973'''<br/>Hart's Junction County, Libertyville County, New Spot City (partial)
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 |- style="height:3em"
-| colspan=3 | ''Vacant''
+| colspan=2 | ''Vacant''
 | nowrap | October 3, 1990 –<br/>January 2, 1991
 | {{USCongressOrdinal|101}}
 |- style="height:3em"
-| rowspan=2 align=left | [[File:Jill Long.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Sarah Q. Sample]]'''
+| rowspan=2 align=left | [[File:Jill Long.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Sarah Q. Sample]]'''<br/>(Somewhereover Therainbow, USA)
 | rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
-| rowspan=2 | Somewhereover Therainbow, USA
 | rowspan=2 nowrap | January 3, 1991 –<br/>January 3, 1995
 | rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|102|103}}
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 |- style="height:3em"
-| rowspan=3 align=left | [[File:RobertHMichelCP.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Frank F. Ficticious]]'''
+| rowspan=3 align=left | [[File:RobertHMichelCP.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Frank F. Fictitious]]'''<br/>(Citystateplace, USA)
 | rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
-| rowspan=3 | Citystateplace, USA
+| rowspan=3 nowrap | January 3, 1995 –<br/>incumbent
+| rowspan=3 | {{USCongressOrdinal|104|present}}<ref group="M">Use "incumbent" for existing Congress.</ref>
-| rowspan=3 nowrap | January 3, 1995 –<br/>Present
-| rowspan=3 | {{USCongressOrdinal|104|Present}}
 | rowspan=3 | [[1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio|Elected in 1994]].<br/>[[1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio|Re-elected in 1996]].<br/>[[1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio|Re-elected in 1998]].<br/>[[2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio|Re-elected in 2000]].<br/>[[2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio|Re-elected in 2002]].<br/>[[2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio|Re-elected in 2004]].<br/>[[2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio|Re-elected in 2006]].<br/>[[2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio|Re-elected in 2008]].<br/>[[2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio|Re-elected in 2010]].<br/>[[2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio|Re-elected in 2012]].<br/>[[2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio|Re-elected in 2014]].<br/>[[2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio|Re-elected in 2016]].<br/>[[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio|Re-elected in 2018]].
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 |- style="height:3em"
-| '''2013–Present'''<br/>Hart's Junction County: Hartsville (partial)
+| '''(2013–)'''<br/>Hart's Junction County: Hartsville (partial)
 |}
+=== Notes on the example ===
+{{Reflist | group="M"}}
 ==Election results==
 (In chronological order from earliest to latest)
+== Notes ==
+<nowiki>{{Notelist}}</nowiki>
 ==References==
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-== Notes ==
-{{Notelist}}
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