Composition of The House
- 62nd Legislature – 2011–2013
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Republican | Const | Vacant | ||
60th Legislature | 49 | 50 | 1 | 100 | 0 |
61st Legislature | 50 | 50 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
62nd Legislature | 32 | 68 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
63rd Legislature | 37 | 63 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Latest voting share | 37% | 63% |
In the event that the parties have a tie in number of members, the speaker and other officers are elected from the party who holds the governor's office.
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