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| name = Mississippi House of Representatives |
| name = Mississippi House of Representatives |
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| session_room = Mississippi State Capitol building in Jackson.jpg |
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| house_type = Lower house |
| house_type = Lower house |
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| term_limits = None |
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| new_session = [[January 4]], [[2011]] |
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| leader1_type = Speaker |
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| leader1 = [[William J. (Billy) McCoy|Billy McCoy]] |
| leader1 = [[William J. (Billy) McCoy|Billy McCoy]] |
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| party1 = ([[Democratic Party |
| party1 = ([[Mississippi Democratic Party|D]]) |
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| election1 = January 6, 2004 |
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| leader2_type = Speaker pro Tempore |
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| leader2 = [[J. P. Compretta]] |
| leader2 = [[J. P. Compretta]] |
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| party2 = ( |
| party2 = ([[Mississippi Democratic Party|D]]) |
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| election2 = January 6, 2004 |
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| leader3_type = Majority Leader |
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| leader3 = [[Tyrone Ellis]] |
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| party3 = ([[Mississippi Democratic Party|D]]) |
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| election3 = January 2, 2008 |
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| leader4_type = Minority Leader |
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| leader4 = [[E. Harvey Moss]] |
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| party4 = ([[Mississippi Republican Party|R]]) |
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| election4 = January 2, 2008 |
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| term_length = 4 years |
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| authority = Article IV, [[Mississippi Constitution]] |
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| salary = $10,000/year + per diem |
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| members = 122 |
| members = 122 |
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| last_election1 = November 6, 2007 (122 seats) |
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| next_election1 = November 8, 2011 (122 seats) |
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| redistricting = Legislative Control |
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| political_groups1 = [[Mississippi Democratic Party|Democratic Party]] (69)<br>[[Mississippi Republican Party|Republican Party]] (53) |
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The '''Mississippi House of Representatives''' is the [[lower house]] of the [[Mississippi Legislature]], the lawmaking body of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Mississippi]]. |
The '''Mississippi House of Representatives''' is the [[lower house]] of the [[Mississippi Legislature]], the lawmaking body of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Mississippi]]. |
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Revision as of 09:48, 29 January 2011
Mississippi House of Representatives | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
New session started | January 4, 2011 |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Speaker pro Tempore | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 122 |
Political groups | Democratic Party (69) Republican Party (53) |
Length of term | 4 years |
| Authority | Article IV, Mississippi Constitution |
| Salary | $10,000/year + per diem |
| Elections | |
Last election | November 6, 2007 (122 seats) |
Next election | November 8, 2011 (122 seats) |
| Redistricting | Legislative Control |
| Meeting place | |
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| House of Representatives Chamber Mississippi State Capitol Jackson, Mississippi | |
| Website | |
| Mississippi State Legislature | |
The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi.
According to the state constitution of 1890, this body is to comprise no more than 122 members elected for four-year terms (Art. 4, Sec. 34). To qualify as a member of the house candidates must (a) be at least 21 years old, (b) have been a resident of Mississippi for at least four years, and (c) have resided in the district in which he/she is running for at least two years (Art. 4, Sec. 41, Secs. 44 and 45). Current state law provides for the maximum number of members. Elections are held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
The Constitution also specifies that the legislature shall meet for 125 days every four years and 90 days in all other years (Art 4, Sec. 36).
The House also has the duty under the Mississippi Constitution to select the Governor of Mississippi if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote. This has occurred only one time, in 1999 when Ronnie Musgrove was selected (Musgrove had the most votes statewide, but fell a fraction of a point shy of a majority).
Composition
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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| Template:American politics/party colors/Democratic| | Template:American politics/party colors/Republican| | |||
| Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature | 75 | 48 | 122 | |
| Begin[1] | 69 | 53 | 122 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 57% | 43% | ||
With the February 2009 party switch of Billy Nicholson from Democrat to Republican, the composition became 73 Democrats and 49 Republicans. This also meant that for the first time in the history of Mississippi, the majority of the Democratic members of the House were African-Americans.[2]
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