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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 5th Plymouth district

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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 5th Plymouth district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of Plymouth County.[1] Republican David DeCoste of Norwell has represented the district since 2015.[2]

Towns represented

The district includes the following localities:[3]

Former locales

The district previously covered:

Representatives

  • William Ellison, circa 1858 [5]
  • Job W. Drew, circa 1859 [6]
  • George Hartford Hunt, circa 1888 [7]
  • Frank N. Coulson, circa 1920 [8]
  • Michael J. McCarthy, circa 1951 [9]
  • Robert W. Gillette, circa 1975 [10]
  • David F. DeCoste, 2015-current[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 5th Plymouth district". PD43+. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  3. ^ Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
  4. ^ a b "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ^ Geo. F. Andrews (ed.). "Representatives: Plymouth County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review.
  9. ^ 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  10. ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.

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