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D + R

I'm trying to put together a list of the members, and I notice that some of them are listed with both party labels. I can't find an explanation for this anywhere. Anyone have any idea?

Chadlupkes (talk) 03:13, 3 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Some members won both parties' primaries. Qqqqqq (talk) 15:26, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Reason for size of the house

I came here knowing that NH had a very large house (relative to population). I was _wanting_ the reason for the anomaly. Is is a constitutional requirement that no Representative represent more than ~3,000 people (from way back when they were ruled by the British), or is it a philosophy that the Representatives should be as close to the people as possible.

Also, not completely unrelated, is the question of salaries of the Representatives. Is the stipend for the 400 significantly different from other state legislature representatives? Is there a large gap between backbenchers and those in "management" positions?

I suppose I'll start doing a bit of research on my own, and when I find it, I'll post it; however, if there is anyone in the know, I'd appreciate seeing it before I spend too much time on my quest.

CRB Jacques A55 (talk) 15:44, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, here is some text from the NH State website:

Determined to keep the government close to the people, our forefathers fixed the size of the House of Representatives as a direct ratio to the state’s population. The first House consisted of 87 members, each one representing 100 families. As time passed and the population increased, the number of Representatives grew, until there were 443. In 1942, a constitutional amendment limited the size of the House to 400 but not less than 375 members. As a result, the New Hampshire House is the largest state legislative body in the United States. The first women legislators were elected to the House in 1921.

I'll see if I can Wikificationalize the above, though I'd appreciate any assistanceJacques A55 (talk) 16:00, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Intro Text

"However, in the 2006 election, the Democrats swept into control of the chamber for the first time since 1923, and currently hold a wide majority of seats in the House."

Is 225 to 175 really such a "wide majority"? Besides, this section doesn't look like it was updated since 2006. Mordac (talk) 22:19, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Independent?

Who is the Independent? Anthony DiFruscia was rumored to be leaving the Republican Party and does vote quite often with the Democrats--- but he is still officially listed as a Republican. He's not an Independent. Timothy Horrigan (talk) 21:46, 17 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Terms and other missing info

CRAPPIEST ARTICLE I HAVE READ OF ALL 50 STATE LEGISLATURES. Not a single mention of the terms served by the members. JUST A BUNCH OF LAME TRIVIA. EVEN THE MASSACHUSETTS ARTICLE MENTIONED TERMS AFTER TALKING ABOUT THE @#$!@ SACRED COD. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.100.184.192 (talk) 02:35, 17 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Updating?

Some of these legislature pages, including this one, might need updating. See the following.--T. Anthony (talk) 08:13, 14 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Somebody might want to have a page ready, but the changes shouldn't appear until the new House is sworn in next month. --Ken Gallager (talk) 13:42, 14 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oops good point!--T. Anthony (talk) 21:24, 14 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Update Max Abramson

Representative Max Abramson has switched parties from Republican to Libertarian. Can someone update his party? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:342:100:D790:5803:E850:E038:283E (talk) 12:15, 26 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Done. I placed his date as June 13, but that was the date of the news article citing his change of party. If you have a better date, let us know. --Ken Gallager (talk) 13:56, 26 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Largest vs. smallest ratio

My edit got reverted; I left a message at the reverting user's talk page but it seems the user isn't a very regular contributor so might not end up seeing it. I still don't understand why it was reverted (see comment in talk page) so maybe someone else can explain to me why I'm wrong or maybe I'm not? DrIdiot (talk) 10:32, 3 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

OK I think I see the issue. The source is [1], but there the number is the population per rep, i.e. population to rep ratio, which is the inverse. So it's the smallest in that table, which means largest rep to population ratio. I think "largest representative to population" is the better than "smallest population to representative" though (even though formally equivalent) since it conveys the main idea more directly: there are a lot of representatives. DrIdiot (talk) 07:12, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Can the Amount of Representatives be Given?

In the member list, can somebody add after each county the amount of members the county elects? I did not do it myself because somebody else might not like the way I do it. EvanJ35 (talk) 16:59, 22 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]