PRINTER'S NO. 1871
No. 1234 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY BRIGHTBILL, APRIL 9, 2002
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 9, 2002
AN ACT
1 Reenacting the act of January 7, 2002 (P.L.1, No.1), entitled,
2 "An act to apportion the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania into
3 congressional districts in conformity with constitutional
4 requirements; providing for the nomination and election of
5 Congressmen; and requiring publication of notice of the
6 establishment of congressional districts following the
7 Federal decennial census."
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. The title and act of January 7, 2002 (P.L.1,
11 No.1), entitled "An act to apportion the Commonwealth of
12 Pennsylvania into congressional districts in conformity with
13 constitutional requirements; providing for the nomination and
14 election of Congressmen; and requiring publication of notice of
15 the establishment of congressional districts following the
16 Federal decennial census," are reenacted to read:
17 AN ACT
18 To apportion the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania into congressional
19 districts in conformity with constitutional requirements;
20 providing for the nomination and election of Congressmen; and
1 requiring publication of notice of the establishment of
2 congressional districts following the Federal decennial
3 census.
4 Section 1. Congressional districts.
5 For the purpose of electing representatives of the people of
6 Pennsylvania to serve in the House of Representatives in the
7 Congress of the United States, this Commonwealth shall be
8 divided into 19 districts which shall have one Congressman each,
9 as follows:
10 (1) The First District is composed of part of Delaware
11 County consisting of the City of Chester and the Townships of
12 Chester, Darby Wards 1 and 2, Ridley Ward 1 (Division 2) and
13 Tinicum Wards 1, 2 and 4 and the Boroughs of Colwyn, Darby,
14 Eddystone and Yeadon; and part of Philadelphia County
15 consisting of the City of Philadelphia Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
16 7, 10, 14, 15 (Divisions 3, 7, 10, 15, 16, 17 and 19), 17,
17 18, 19, 20, 23 (Divisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14, 15,
18 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23), 25, 26 (Divisions 2 and
19 23), 31, 33 (Divisions 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,
20 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24), 34, 37, 39,
21 40, 42, 43, 49 (Divisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12,
22 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22 and 23), 53 (Divisions 1, 2,
23 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 22
24 and 23), 54 and 62 (Divisions 7, 10, 11, 14, 20 and 23).
25 (2) The Second District is composed of part of
26 Montgomery County consisting of the Township of Cheltenham;
27 and part of Philadelphia County consisting of the City of
28 Philadelphia Wards 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15 (Divisions 1, 2,
29 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 18), 16, 21, 22, 23
30 (Divisions 8, 10, 11 and 12), 24, 26 (Divisions 1, 3, 4, 5,
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1 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21,
2 22 and 24), 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33 (Divisions 2 and 3), 35
3 (Divisions 1, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29,
4 30 and 31), 36, 38, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49 (Divisions 7, 8, 18,
5 20, 24 and 25), 50, 51, 52, 59, 60 and 61.
6 (3) The Third District is composed of part of Armstrong
7 County consisting of the Townships of Boggs, Bradys Bend,
8 Cowanshannock, East Franklin, Hovey, Kittanning, Madison,
9 Mahoning, Perry, Pine, Rayburn, Redbank, South Buffalo
10 District Western, Sugarcreek, Valley, Washington, Wayne and
11 West Franklin and the Boroughs of Applewold, Atwood, Dayton,
12 Parker City, Rural Valley, South Bethlehem, West Kittanning
13 and Worthington; part of Butler County consisting of the City
14 of Butler and the Townships of Allegheny, Brady, Butler,
15 Center, Cherry, Clay, Clearfield, Concord, Connoquenessing,
16 Donegal, Fairview, Forward, Franklin, Jefferson, Marion,
17 Mercer, Muddy Creek, Oakland, Parker, Penn, Slippery Rock,
18 Summit, Venango, Washington, Winfield and Worth and the
19 Boroughs of Bruin, Callery, Cherry Valley, Chicora,
20 Connoquenessing, East Butler, Eau Claire, Evans City,
21 Fairview, Harrisville, Karns City, Petrolia, Portersville,
22 Prospect, Saxonburg, Slippery Rock, West Liberty and West
23 Sunbury; part of Crawford County consisting of the City of
24 Meadville and the Townships of Athens, Beaver, Bloomfield,
25 Cambridge, Conneaut, Cussewago, East Fairfield, East
26 Fallowfield, East Mead, Fairfield, Greenwood, Hayfield, North
27 Shenango, Pine, Randolph, Richmond, Rockdale, Sadsbury, South
28 Shenango, Sparta, Spring, Steuben, Summerhill, Summit, Troy,
29 Union, Venango, Vernon, Wayne, West Fallowfield, West Mead,
30 West Shenango and Woodcock and the Boroughs of Blooming
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1 Valley, Cambridge Springs, Centerville, Cochranton, Conneaut
2 Lake, Conneautville, Linesville, Saegertown, Spartansburg,
3 Springboro, Townville, Venango and Woodcock; all of Erie
4 County; part of Mercer County consisting of the Cities of
5 Hermitage Districts Ne, Nw, Se and Sw (Divisions 1 and 2) and
6 Sharon and the Townships of Coolspring, Deer Creek, Delaware,
7 East Lackawannock, Fairview, Findley, French Creek, Greene,
8 Hempfield, Jackson, Jefferson, Lackawannock, Lake, Liberty,
9 Mill Creek, New Vernon, Otter Creek, Perry, Pine, Pymatuning,
10 Salem, Sandy Creek, Sandy Lake, South Pymatuning,
11 Springfield, Sugar Grove, West Salem, Wilmington, Wolf Creek
12 and Worth and the Boroughs of Clark, Fredonia, Greenville,
13 Grove City, Jackson Center, Jamestown, Mercer, New Lebanon,
14 Sandy Lake, Sharpsville, Sheakleyville and Stoneboro; part of
15 Venango County consisting of the Townships of Clinton, Irwin,
16 Richland, Rockland and Scrubgrass and the Boroughs of
17 Barkeyville, Clintonville and Emlenton; and part of Warren
18 County consisting of the City of Warren and the Townships of
19 Brokenstraw, Columbus, Eldred, Farmington, Freehold, Glade,
20 Pine Grove, Spring Creek, Sugar Grove and Triumph and the
21 Boroughs of Bear Lake, Sugar Grove and Youngsville.
22 (4) The Fourth District is composed of part of Allegheny
23 County consisting of the Townships of Aleppo, East Deer Ward
24 1, Fawn, Frazer, Hampton, Harmar, Harrison, Indiana, Kilbuck,
25 Leet, Marshall, McCandless, O'Hara Wards 1 (Division 1), 2,
26 3, 4 and 5, Ohio, Pine, Richland, Ross, Shaler, Springdale
27 and West Deer and the Boroughs of Aspinwall, Avalon Ward 3
28 (Division 1), Bell Acres, Ben Avon, Ben Avon Heights,
29 Brackenridge (Wards 01 (all blocks except 4019, 4025 and 4999
30 of tract 402000), 02 and 03), Bradford Woods, Cheswick,
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1 Edgeworth, Emsworth, Etna Ward 3, Fox Chapel, Franklin Park,
2 Glenfield, Haysville, Leetsdale, Oakmont, Osborne, Plum,
3 Sewickley, Sewickley Heights, Sewickley Hills, Springdale and
4 West View; all of Beaver County; part of Butler County
5 consisting of the Townships of Adams, Buffalo, Clinton,
6 Cranberry, Jackson, Lancaster and Middlesex and the Boroughs
7 of Harmony, Mars, Seven Fields, Valencia and Zelienople; all
8 of Lawrence County; part of Mercer County consisting of the
9 Cities of Farrell and Hermitage District Sw (Division 3) and
10 the Township of Shenango and the Boroughs of West Middlesex
11 and Wheatland; and part of Westmoreland County consisting of
12 the Boroughs of Delmont, Export and Murrysville.
13 (5) The Fifth District is composed of all of Cameron
14 County; all of Centre County; all of Clarion County; part of
15 Clearfield County consisting of the City of Dubois and the
16 Townships of Bell, Bigler, Bloom, Boggs, Bradford, Brady,
17 Cooper, Covington, Decatur, Ferguson, Girard, Goshen, Graham,
18 Greenwood, Huston, Karthaus, Lawrence, Morris, Penn, Pike,
19 Pine, Sandy, Union and Woodward and the Boroughs of Brisbin,
20 Chester Hill, Clearfield, Curwensville, Glen Hope, Grampian,
21 Houtzdale, Lumber City, Mahaffey, Osceola Mills, Troutville
22 and Wallaceton; all of Clinton County; part of Crawford
23 County consisting of the City of Titusville and the Townships
24 of Oil Creek and Rome and the Borough of Hydetown; all of Elk
25 County; all of Forest County; all of Jefferson County; part
26 of Lycoming County consisting of the Townships of Anthony,
27 Armstrong, Bastress, Brady, Brown, Clinton, Cummings,
28 Fairfield, Limestone, McHenry, Mifflin, Nippenose, Old
29 Lycoming, Piatt, Pine, Porter, Susquehanna, Washington,
30 Watson and Woodward and the Boroughs of Duboistown, Jersey
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1 Shore, Montgomery, Montoursville, Salladasburg and South
2 Williamsport; all of McKean County; part of Mifflin County
3 consisting of the Townships of Armagh, Brown, Decatur, Derry
4 and Granville and the Boroughs of Burnham, Juniata Terrace
5 and Lewistown; all of Potter County; all of Tioga County;
6 part of Venango County consisting of the Cities of Franklin
7 and Oil City and the Townships of Allegheny, Canal,
8 Cherrytree, Cornplanter, Cranberry, Frenchcreek, Jackson,
9 Mineral, Oakland, Oil Creek, Pinegrove, Plum, President,
10 Sandycreek and Victory and the Boroughs of Cooperstown,
11 Pleasantville, Polk, Rouseville, Sugarcreek and Utica; and
12 part of Warren County consisting of the Townships of Cherry
13 Grove, Conewango, Deerfield, Elk, Limestone, Mead,
14 Pittsfield, Pleasant, Sheffield, Southwest and Watson and the
15 Boroughs of Clarendon and Tidioute.
16 (6) The Sixth District is composed of part of Berks
17 County consisting of the City of Reading Wards 3 (Division
18 2), 9 (Division 5), 10, 12 (Division 5), 13 (Divisions 4 and
19 5), 14, 15 (Division 9), 16, 17 and 18 (Divisions 1, 2 and 3)
20 and the Townships of Amity, Brecknock, Caernarvon,
21 Colebrookdale, Cumru, District, Douglass, Earl District 2,
22 Exeter, Hereford, Longswamp, Lower Alsace, Maxatawny,
23 Muhlenberg District 4, Pike, Robeson, Rockland, South
24 Heidelberg Precinct 2, Spring Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and
25 7, Union and Washington and the Boroughs of Adamstown, Bally,
26 Bechtelsville, Birdsboro, Boyertown, Kenhorst, Kutztown,
27 Mohnton, Mount Penn, New Morgan, Shillington, Sinking Spring,
28 St. Lawrence, Topton, West Lawn, West Reading, Wyomissing and
29 Wyomissing Hills; part of Chester County consisting of the
30 City of Coatesville and the Townships of Caln, Charlestown,
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1 East Bradford District North (all blocks except 3027 of tract
2 303900), East Brandywine, East Caln, East Coventry, East
3 Nantmeal, East Pikeland, East Vincent, East Whiteland, Honey
4 Brook, North Coventry, Pocopson, Sadsbury, Schuylkill, South
5 Coventry, Tredyffrin, Upper Uwchlan, Uwchlan, Valley,
6 Wallace, Warwick, West Bradford, West Brandywine, West Caln,
7 West Nantmeal, West Pikeland, West Sadsbury, West Vincent and
8 West Whiteland and the Boroughs of Atglen, Downingtown,
9 Elverson, Honey Brook, Modena, Phoenixville, South
10 Coatesville and Spring City; and part of Montgomery County
11 consisting of the Townships of East Norriton, Limerick, Lower
12 Merion, Perkiomen, Plymouth Districts 1, 3 (Division 2) and
13 4, Skippack, Whitemarsh District West (Divisions 1 and 2) and
14 Worcester and the Boroughs of Collegeville, Narberth,
15 Norristown, Pottstown and Trappe.
16 (7) The Seventh District is composed of part of Chester
17 County consisting of the Townships of East Goshen, Easttown,
18 Thornbury, West Goshen, Westtown and Willistown and the
19 Borough of Malvern; part of Delaware County consisting of the
20 Townships of Aston, Bethel, Chadds Ford, Concord, Darby Wards
21 3, 4 and 5, Edgmont, Haverford, Lower Chichester, Marple,
22 Middletown, Nether Providence, Newtown, Radnor, Ridley Wards
23 1 (Divisions 1 and 3), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9,
24 Springfield, Thornbury, Tinicum Wards 3 and 5, Upper
25 Chichester, Upper Darby and Upper Providence and the Boroughs
26 of Aldan, Brookhaven, Chester Heights, Clifton Heights,
27 Collingdale, East Lansdowne, Folcroft, Glenolden, Lansdowne,
28 Marcus Hook, Media, Millbourne, Morton, Norwood, Parkside,
29 Prospect Park, Ridley Park, Rose Valley, Rutledge, Sharon
30 Hill, Swarthmore, Trainer and Upland; and part of Montgomery
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1 County consisting of the Townships of Lower Providence, Upper
2 Merion, Upper Providence and West Norriton and the Boroughs
3 of Bridgeport, Conshohocken, Royersford and West
4 Conshohocken.
5 (8) The Eighth District is composed of all of Bucks
6 County; part of Montgomery County consisting of the Townships
7 of Abington Wards 5 (Division 2), 8 (Division 1) and 15
8 (Division 2), Upper Dublin Districts 3 and 5 (Division 2) and
9 Upper Moreland Districts 2 and 3 (Division 2); and part of
10 Philadelphia County consisting of the City of Philadelphia
11 Wards 58 (Divisions 4, 6, 7, 20, 21, 22, 24, 29, 31, 39 and
12 41) and 66 (Divisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 14, 16, 20, 22,
13 25, 30, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 42, 44, 45 and 46).
14 (9) The Ninth District is composed of all of Bedford
15 County; all of Blair County; part of Cambria County
16 consisting of the Townships of Allegheny, Chest, Clearfield,
17 Dean, Elder, Gallitzin, Reade, Susquehanna and White and the
18 Boroughs of Ashville, Chest Springs, Gallitzin, Hastings,
19 Loretto, Northern Cambria, Patton and Tunnelhill (Cambria
20 County portion); part of Clearfield County consisting of the
21 Townships of Beccaria, Burnside, Chest, Gulich, Jordan and
22 Knox and the Boroughs of Burnside, Coalport, Irvona, New
23 Washington, Newburg, Ramey and Westover; part of Cumberland
24 County consisting of the Townships of Cooke, Dickinson,
25 Hopewell, Lower Frankford, Lower Mifflin, North Middleton,
26 North Newton, Penn, South Newton, Southampton Districts Lower
27 and Upper (Precinct 1 and Precinct 2 only blocks 4028, 4029,
28 4030, 4034, 4035, 4036, 4037, 4038, 4057, 4061, 4062, 4063,
29 4064, 4066 and 4070 of tract 013101), Upper Frankford, Upper
30 Mifflin and West Pennsboro and the Boroughs of Newburg and
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1 Newville; part of Fayette County consisting of the City of
2 Connellsville Wards 3 (only blocks 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
3 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2058, 2059 and 2061
4 of tract 260600 and only blocks 4001, 4002 and 4003 of tract
5 260800), 4 and 5 and the Townships of Connellsville, Dunbar
6 District 1, Georges Districts 1 and 2, Henry Clay, North
7 Union District 3, South Union District 3, Springfield,
8 Springhill District 1, Stewart and Wharton and the Boroughs
9 of Fairchance, Markleysburg, Ohiopyle, Smithfield and South
10 Connellsville; all of Franklin County; all of Fulton County;
11 all of Huntingdon County; part of Indiana County consisting
12 of the Townships of Armstrong, Banks, Black Lick, Brush
13 Valley, Buffington, Burrell, Canoe, Center, Conemaugh, East
14 Mahoning, East Wheatfield, Grant, Green, Montgomery, North
15 Mahoning, Rayne, South Mahoning, Washington, West Mahoning,
16 West Wheatfield, White Districts 3, 4 and 6 and Young and the
17 Boroughs of Armagh, Blairsville, Cherry Tree, Creekside,
18 Ernest, Glen Campbell, Homer City, Indiana Districts 1 and 4,
19 Marion Center, Plumville, Saltsburg, Shelocta and Smicksburg;
20 all of Juniata County; part of Mifflin County consisting of
21 the Townships of Bratton, Menno, Oliver, Union and Wayne and
22 the Boroughs of Kistler, McVeytown and Newton Hamilton; part
23 of Perry County consisting of the Townships of Carroll,
24 Greenwood, Howe, Jackson, Liverpool, Northeast Madison, Rye,
25 Saville, Southwest Madison, Spring, Toboyne, Tuscarora and
26 Tyrone and the Boroughs of Blain, Landisburg, Liverpool and
27 Millerstown; and part of Somerset County consisting of the
28 Townships of Addison, Allegheny, Black, Brothersvalley, Elk
29 Lick, Fairhope, Greenville, Larimer, Lower Turkeyfoot,
30 Milford, Northampton, Ogle, Shade, Somerset, Southampton,
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1 Stonycreek, Summit and Upper Turkeyfoot and the Boroughs of
2 Addison, Berlin, Callimont, Casselman, Central City,
3 Confluence, Garrett, Indian Lake, Meyersdale, New Baltimore,
4 New Centerville, Rockwood, Salisbury, Shanksville, Somerset,
5 Ursina and Wellersburg.
6 (10) The Tenth District is composed of all of Bradford
7 County; part of Lackawanna County consisting of the City of
8 Carbondale and the Townships of Abington, Benton, Carbondale,
9 Clifton, Covington, Elmhurst, Fell, Glenburn, Greenfield,
10 Jefferson, La Plume, Madison, Newton, North Abington, Ransom,
11 Roaring Brook, Scott, South Abington, Spring Brook,
12 Thornhurst and West Abington and the Boroughs of Archbald,
13 Clarks Green, Clarks Summit, Dalton, Dickson City Wards 1
14 (Divisions 2, 3 and 4), 2 and 3, Jermyn, Jessup Wards 1, 2
15 and 3 (Divisions 2 and 3), Mayfield, Moscow, Olyphant Ward 1
16 and Vandling; part of Luzerne County consisting of the
17 Townships of Dallas, Exeter, Fairmount, Franklin, Kingston,
18 Lake, Lehman and Ross and the Boroughs of Dallas, Forty Fort,
19 Harveys Lake, Kingston, Swoyersville Wards 1 and 2, West
20 Wyoming and Wyoming; part of Lycoming County consisting of
21 the City of Williamsport and the Townships of Cascade, Cogan
22 House, Eldred, Franklin, Gamble, Hepburn, Jackson, Jordan,
23 Lewis, Loyalsock, Lycoming, McIntyre, McNett, Mill Creek,
24 Moreland, Muncy, Muncy Creek, Penn, Plunketts Creek,
25 Shrewsbury, Upper Fairfield and Wolf and the Boroughs of
26 Hughesville, Muncy and Picture Rocks; all of Montour County;
27 all of Northumberland County; all of Pike County; all of
28 Snyder County; all of Sullivan County; all of Susquehanna
29 County; all of Union County; all of Wayne County; and all of
30 Wyoming County.
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1 (11) The Eleventh District is composed of all of Carbon
2 County; all of Columbia County; part of Lackawanna County
3 consisting of the City of Scranton and the Boroughs of
4 Blakely, Dickson City Ward 1 (Division 1), Dunmore, Jessup
5 Ward 3 (Division 1), Moosic, Old Forge, Olyphant Wards 2, 3
6 and 4, Taylor and Throop; part of Luzerne County consisting
7 of the Cities of Hazleton, Nanticoke, Pittston and Wilkes-
8 Barre and the Townships of Bear Creek, Black Creek, Buck,
9 Butler, Conyngham, Dennison, Dorrance, Fairview, Foster,
10 Hanover, Hazle, Hollenback, Hunlock, Huntington, Jackson,
11 Jenkins, Nescopeck, Newport, Pittston, Plains, Plymouth,
12 Rice, Salem, Slocum, Sugarloaf, Union, Wilkes-Barre and
13 Wright and the Boroughs of Ashley, Avoca, Bear Creek Village,
14 Conyngham, Courtdale, Dupont, Duryea, Edwardsville, Exeter,
15 Freeland, Hughestown, Jeddo, Laflin, Larksville, Laurel Run,
16 Luzerne, Nescopeck, New Columbus, Nuangola, Penn Lake Park,
17 Plymouth, Pringle, Shickshinny, Sugar Notch, Swoyersville
18 Ward 3, Warrior Run, West Hazleton, West Pittston, White
19 Haven and Yatesville; and all of Monroe County.
20 (12) The Twelfth District is composed of part of
21 Allegheny County consisting of the Township of East Deer Ward
22 2 and the Boroughs of Brackenridge Ward 1 (only blocks 4019,
23 4025 and 4999 of tract 402000) and Tarentum; part of
24 Armstrong County consisting of the Townships of Bethel,
25 Burrell, Cadogan, Gilpin, Kiskiminetas, Manor, North Buffalo,
26 Parks, Plumcreek, South Bend and South Buffalo District
27 Eastern and the Boroughs of Apollo, Elderton, Ford City, Ford
28 Cliff, Freeport, Kittanning, Leechburg, Manorville and North
29 Apollo; part of Cambria County consisting of the City of
30 Johnstown and the Townships of Adams, Barr, Blacklick,
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1 Cambria, Conemaugh, Cresson, Croyle, East Carroll, East
2 Taylor, Jackson, Lower Yoder, Middle Taylor, Munster,
3 Portage, Richland, Stonycreek, Summerhill, Upper Yoder,
4 Washington, West Carroll and West Taylor and the Boroughs of
5 Brownstown, Carrolltown, Cassandra, Cresson, Daisytown, Dale,
6 East Conemaugh, Ebensburg, Ehrenfeld, Ferndale, Franklin,
7 Geistown, Lilly, Lorain, Nanty Glo, Portage, Sankertown,
8 Scalp Level, South Fork, Southmont, Summerhill, Vintondale,
9 Westmont and Wilmore; part of Fayette County consisting of
10 the Cities of Connellsville Wards 1, 2, 3 (all blocks except
11 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
12 2014, 2058, 2059 and 2061 of tract 260600 and 4001, 4002 and
13 4003 of tract 260800) and 6 and Uniontown and the Townships
14 of Brownsville, Bullskin, Dunbar Districts 2, 3 and 4,
15 Franklin, Georges Districts 3 and 4, German, Jefferson, Lower
16 Tyrone, Luzerne, Menallen, Nicholson, North Union Districts
17 1, 2, 4 and 5, Perry, Redstone, Saltlick, South Union
18 Districts 1 and 2, Springhill District 2, Upper Tyrone and
19 Washington and the Boroughs of Belle Vernon, Brownsville,
20 Dawson, Dunbar, Everson, Fayette City, Masontown, Newell,
21 Perryopolis, Point Marion and Vanderbilt; all of Greene
22 County; part of Indiana County consisting of the Townships of
23 Cherryhill, Pine and White Districts 1 and 2 and the Boroughs
24 of Clymer and Indiana Districts 2 and 3; part of Somerset
25 County consisting of the Townships of Conemaugh, Jefferson,
26 Jenner, Lincoln, Middlecreek, Paint and Quemahoning and the
27 Boroughs of Benson, Boswell, Hooversville, Jennerstown,
28 Paint, Seven Springs, Stoystown and Windber; part of
29 Washington County consisting of the Cities of Monongahela and
30 Washington and the Townships of Canton, Carroll Districts 2,
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1 3 and 5, Chartiers Districts 3, 5, 6 and 7, East Bethlehem,
2 Fallowfield Districts 1, 2 and 4, North Bethlehem, North
3 Strabane Districts 2, 3 and 5 (only blocks 3016, 3017, 4004,
4 4005, 4006, 4007, 4011, 4012, 4013 and 4015 of tract 745100),
5 Somerset, South Strabane Districts 2, 4 and 5, Union, West
6 Bethlehem and West Pike Run and the Boroughs of Allenport,
7 Beallsville, Bentleyville, California, Canonsburg Wards 2 and
8 3 (Division 1), Centerville, Charleroi Districts 1, 3 and 4,
9 Coal Center, Cokeburg, Deemston, Donora, Dunlevy, East
10 Washington District 2, Elco, Ellsworth, Finleyville, Houston,
11 Long Branch, Marianna, New Eagle, North Charleroi, Roscoe,
12 Speers, Stockdale, Twilight and West Brownsville; and part of
13 Westmoreland County consisting of the Cities of Arnold,
14 Latrobe, Lower Burrell, Monessen and New Kensington and the
15 Townships of Allegheny, Bell, Derry, East Huntingdon District
16 Bessemer, Fairfield, Hempfield Districts Bovard, Hannastown
17 and Luxor, Loyalhanna, Mount Pleasant Districts Bridgeport,
18 Duncan, Heccla, Laurel Run, Mammoth, Spring Garden, United
19 and Westmoreland, Rostraver, Salem Districts Hugus and
20 Mechlings, Sewickley Districts East Herminie, Lowber,
21 Rillton, Sewickley and West Herminie, South Huntingdon
22 Districts Jacobs Creek, Mineral, Port Royal, Wayne, Wyano and
23 Yukon, St. Clair, Unity Districts Crabtree, Dorothy and
24 Lloydsville, Upper Burrell and Washington Districts North
25 Washington and Paulton and the Boroughs of Avonmore, Bolivar,
26 Derry, East Vandergrift, Hyde Park, Mount Pleasant, New
27 Alexandria, New Florence, North Belle Vernon, Oklahoma,
28 Scottdale, Seward, Smithton, Sutersville, Vandergrift, West
29 Leechburg and West Newton.
30 (13) The Thirteenth District is composed of part of
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1 Montgomery County consisting of the Townships of Abington
2 Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (Division 1), 6, 7, 8 (Division 2), 9,
3 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 (Division 1), Hatfield, Horsham,
4 Lower Frederick, Lower Gwynedd, Lower Moreland, Lower
5 Salford, Marlborough (only blocks 2002 and 2003 of tract
6 207600), Montgomery, New Hanover, Plymouth Districts 2 and 3
7 (Division 1), Springfield, Towamencin, Upper Dublin Districts
8 1, 2, 4, 5 (Division 1), 6 and 7, Upper Frederick, Upper
9 Gwynedd, Upper Moreland Districts 1, 3 (Division 1), 4, 5, 6
10 and 7, Upper Salford, Whitemarsh Districts East, Middle and
11 West (Division 3) and Whitpain and the Boroughs of Ambler,
12 Bryn Athyn, Green Lane, Hatboro, Hatfield, Jenkintown,
13 Lansdale, North Wales, Rockledge and Schwenksville; and part
14 of Philadelphia County consisting of the City of Philadelphia
15 Wards 35 (Divisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14,
16 15, 16, 17, 25 and 32), 41, 45, 53 (Divisions 17, 20 and 21),
17 55, 56, 57, 58 (Divisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,
18 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 32, 33, 34,
19 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 42, 43 and 44), 62 (Divisions 1, 2, 3, 4,
20 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25 and
21 26), 63, 64, 65 and 66 (Divisions 1, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15,
22 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 38, 39, 40,
23 41 and 43).
24 (14) The Fourteenth District is composed of part of
25 Allegheny County consisting of the Cities of Clairton,
26 Duquesne, McKeesport and Pittsburgh and the Townships of
27 Elizabeth Ward 9, Kennedy, Neville, North Versailles Wards 1,
28 2, 3 (Division 2), 4, 5, 6 and 7, O'Hara Ward 1 (Division 2),
29 Penn Hills Wards 1, 2, 3 (Divisions 2, 3, 4 and 5), 4
30 (Divisions 1, 2 and 4), 5 (Divisions 2, 3 and 4), 6
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1 (Divisions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6), 7 (Divisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and
2 7), 8 and 9 (Divisions 1, 2 and 5), Reserve, Robinson
3 Districts 3 and 5, Stowe and Wilkins Ward 2 (Division 2) and
4 the Boroughs of Avalon Wards 1, 2 and 3 (Divisions 2 and 3),
5 Baldwin Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16 and
6 18, Bellevue, Blawnox, Braddock, Braddock Hills, Chalfant,
7 Coraopolis, Crafton Wards 1, 2 and 3 (Division 1),
8 Dravosburg, East McKeesport, East Pittsburgh, Edgewood, Etna
9 Wards 1 and 2, Forest Hills, Glassport, Homestead, Ingram,
10 Liberty, Lincoln, McKees Rocks, Millvale, Monroeville Wards 1
11 (Division 1) and 7, Mount Oliver, Munhall, North Braddock,
12 Pitcairn Districts 2 and 3, Port Vue, Rankin, Sharpsburg,
13 Swissvale, Turtle Creek, Verona, Versailles, Wall, West
14 Homestead, West Mifflin, Whitaker, Wilkinsburg and
15 Wilmerding.
16 (15) The Fifteenth District is composed of all of Lehigh
17 County; part of Montgomery County consisting of the Townships
18 of Douglass, Franconia, Lower Pottsgrove, Marlborough, (all
19 blocks except 2002 and 2003 of tract 207600), Salford, Upper
20 Hanover, Upper Pottsgrove and West Pottsgrove and the
21 Boroughs of East Greenville, Pennsburg, Red Hill, Souderton
22 and Telford (Montgomery County portion); and all of
23 Northampton County.
24 (16) The Sixteenth District is composed of part of Berks
25 County consisting of the City of Reading Wards 1, 2, 3
26 (Division 1), 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 (Division 2), 11, 12
27 (Divisions 1 and 3), 13 (Divisions 1 and 2), 15 (Divisions 1,
28 2, 6 and 7), 18 (Division 4) and 19 and the Townships of Bern
29 District 3, Lower Heidelberg, South Heidelberg Precinct 1 and
30 Spring District 8 and the Borough of Wernersville; part of
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1 Chester County consisting of the Townships of Birmingham,
2 East Bradford Districts North (only block 3027 of tract
3 303900) and South, East Fallowfield, East Marlborough, East
4 Nottingham, Elk, Franklin, Highland, Kennett, London Britain,
5 London Grove, Londonderry, Lower Oxford, New Garden, New
6 London, Newlin, Penn, Pennsbury, Upper Oxford, West
7 Fallowfield, West Marlborough and West Nottingham and the
8 Boroughs of Avondale, Kennett Square, Oxford, Parkesburg,
9 West Chester and West Grove; and all of Lancaster County.
10 (17) The Seventeenth District is composed of part of
11 Berks County consisting of the Townships of Albany, Alsace,
12 Bern Districts 1 and 2, Bethel, Centre, Earl District 1,
13 Greenwich, Heidelberg, Jefferson, Maidencreek, Marion,
14 Muhlenberg Districts 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8, North
15 Heidelberg, Oley, Ontelaunee, Penn, Perry, Richmond,
16 Ruscombmanor, Tilden, Tulpehocken, Upper Bern, Upper
17 Tulpehocken and Windsor and the Boroughs of Bernville,
18 Centerport, Fleetwood, Hamburg, Laureldale, Leesport,
19 Lenhartsville, Lyons, Robesonia, Shoemakersville, Strausstown
20 and Womelsdorf; all of Dauphin County; all of Lebanon County;
21 part of Perry County consisting of the Townships of Buffalo,
22 Centre, Juniata, Miller, Oliver, Penn, Watts and Wheatfield
23 and the Boroughs of Bloomfield, Duncannon, Marysville, New
24 Buffalo and Newport; and all of Schuylkill County.
25 (18) The Eighteenth District is composed of part of
26 Allegheny County consisting of the Townships of Baldwin,
27 Collier, Crescent, Elizabeth Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8,
28 Findlay, Forward, Moon, Mount Lebanon, North Fayette, North
29 Versailles Ward 3 (Divisions 1, Penn Hills Wards 3 (Divisions
30 1 and 6), 4 (Divisions 3 and 5), 5 (Divisions 1, 5 and 6), 6
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1 (Division 5), 7 (Division 5) and 9 ( Divisions 3 and 4),
2 Robinson Districts 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9, Scott, South
3 Fayette, South Park, South Versailles, Upper St. Clair and
4 Wilkins Wards 1 and 2 (Division 1) and the Boroughs of
5 Baldwin Districts 6, 7, 8, 10, 14 and 17, Bethel Park,
6 Brentwood, Bridgeville, Carnegie, Castle Shannon, Churchill,
7 Crafton Ward 3 (Division 2), Dormont, Elizabeth, Green Tree,
8 Heidelberg, Jefferson Hills, McDonald (Allegheny County
9 portion), Monroeville Wards 1 (Divisions 2, 3 and 4), 2, 3,
10 4, 5 and 6, Oakdale, Pennsbury Village, Pitcairn District 1,
11 Pleasant Hills, Rosslyn Farms, Thornburg, Trafford (Allegheny
12 County portion), West Elizabeth, White Oak and Whitehall;
13 part of Washington County consisting of the Townships of
14 Amwell, Blaine, Buffalo, Carroll Districts 1 and 4, Cecil,
15 Chartiers Districts 1, 2 and 4, Cross Creek, Donegal, East
16 Finley, Fallowfield District 3, Hanover, Hopewell,
17 Independence, Jefferson, Morris, Mount Pleasant, North
18 Franklin, North Strabane Districts 1, 4, 5 (all blocks except
19 blocks 3016, 3017, 4004, 4005, 4006, 4007, 4011, 4012, 4013
20 and 4015 of tract 745100) and 6, Nottingham, Peters,
21 Robinson, Smith, South Franklin, South Strabane Districts 1
22 and 3 and West Finley and the Boroughs of Burgettstown,
23 Canonsburg Wards 1 and 3 (Division 3), Charleroi Districts 2
24 and 6, Claysville, East Washington District 1, Green Hills,
25 McDonald, Midway, West Alexander and West Middletown; and
26 part of Westmoreland County consisting of the Cities of
27 Greensburg and Jeannette and the Townships of Cook, Donegal,
28 East Huntingdon Districts Ruffsdale, Stoners, Strohms and
29 Whites, Hempfield Districts Alwine, Carbon, East Adamsburg,
30 Eastview, Fort Allen, Foxhill, Gayville, Grapeville,
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1 Haydenville, High Park, Lincoln Heights, Lincoln Heights
2 West, Maplewood, Middletown, New Stanton, North Carbon,
3 Sibel, Todd, University, Valley, Weavers Old Stand, Wegley,
4 Wendel Herm, West Hempfield and West Point, Ligonier, Mount
5 Pleasant Districts Pleasant Valley and Ridgeview, North
6 Huntingdon, Penn, Salem Districts Five Points, New Salem,
7 Slickville, Steeles and Trees Mills, Sewickley District
8 Whyel, South Huntingdon Districts Hixon and South Huntingdon,
9 Unity Districts Baggaley, Beatty, Dennison, Gravel Hill,
10 Kuhns, Marguerite, Mutual, Pleasant Unity, Roble and Whitney
11 and Washington Districts Beamers and Oakland X Roads and the
12 Boroughs of Adamsburg, Arona, Donegal, Hunker, Irwin, Laurel
13 Mountain, Ligonier, Madison, Manor, New Stanton, North Irwin,
14 Penn, South Greensburg, Southwest Greensburg, Trafford
15 (Westmoreland County portion), Youngstown and Youngwood.
16 (19) The Nineteenth District is composed of all of Adams
17 County; part of Cumberland County consisting of the Townships
18 of East Pennsboro, Hampden, Lower Allen, Middlesex, Monroe,
19 Shippensburg, Silver Spring, South Middleton, Southampton
20 District Upper (Precinct 2 all blocks except 4028, 4029,
21 4030, 4034, 4035, 4036, 4037, 4038, 4057, 4061, 4062, 4063,
22 4064, 4066 and 4070 of tract 013101) and Upper Allen and the
23 Boroughs of Camp Hill, Carlisle, Lemoyne, Mechanicsburg,
24 Mount Holly Springs, New Cumberland, Shippensburg (Cumberland
25 County portion), Shiremanstown and Wormleysburg; and all of
26 York County.
27 Section 2. First election.
28 (a) General rule.--The first election under this act shall
29 be held at the primary election in the year 2002.
30 (b) Current officeholders.--The members of Congress now in
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1 office shall continue in the office until the expiration of
2 their respective terms.
3 (c) Vacancies.--Vacancies now existing or happening after
4 the passage of this act and before the commencement of the terms
5 of the members elected at the election of 2002 shall be filled
6 for the unexpired terms from the districts formerly prescribed
7 by law.
8 Section 3. Missed political subdivision.
9 In the event any political subdivision or part thereof should
10 be omitted in the description of the congressional districts,
11 the political subdivision or part thereof shall be included as a
12 part of the congressional district which completely surrounds
13 it. Should any omitted political subdivision or part thereof be
14 not completely surrounded by one congressional district, it
15 shall become a part of that congressional district to which it
16 is contiguous, or if there are two or more such contiguous
17 districts, it shall become a part of that congressional district
18 contiguous thereto which has the least population.
19 Section 4. Duty to publish notice of redistricting.
20 Upon the enactment of this act providing for the
21 establishment of congressional districts following the official
22 reporting of the Federal decennial census as required by Federal
23 law, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall publish notice of
24 the congressional districts as established at least once in at
25 least one newspaper of general circulation in each county in
26 which such newspapers are published.
27 Section 5. Contents of notice.
28 The notice shall contain a map of this Commonwealth showing
29 all congressional districts established and a map showing the
30 congressional districts in the county in which the publication
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1 is made. The notice shall also state the population of the
2 districts having the smallest and largest populations and the
3 percentage variation of such districts from the average
4 population for congressional districts.
5 Section 6. Repeals and abrogation.
6 (a) Statutes.--All acts and parts of acts are repealed
7 insofar as they are inconsistent with this act.
8 (b) Existing plan.--The existing State Congressional
9 Redistricting Plan is abrogated.
10 Section 7. Effective date.
11 This act shall take effect as follows:
12 (1) Section 6(b) shall take effect November 6, 2002.
13 (2) The remainder of this act shall take effect
14 immediately.
15 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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