Virginia House of Delegates

The **Virginia House of Delegates** is a part of the Virginia General Assembly. The general assembly is the legislature for Virginia. The house is the lower house, while the Senate of Virginia is the upper house. The house has 100 members called delegates. The leader of the house is called the Speaker of the House. The Speaker is internally elected. The current Speaker is Todd Gilbert. The leader of the largest party is called the majority leader. The leader of the smallest party is called the minority leader.

The House of Delegates holds elections every 2 years. The last election was on November 2, 2021, and the next election is on November 7, 2023.

## History

The House of Burgesses was the representative body for the Virginia General Assembly. The House of Burgesses became the House of Delegates in 1776.

## Composition

|style="text-align:left; vertical-align:bottom;"|Years||Democrats||Republicans||Independents|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:left"|1900–1904||93|7|0|||
|style="text-align:left"|1904–1912||86|14|0|||
|style="text-align:left"|1912–1914||90|10|0|||
|style="text-align:left"|1914–1916||92|8|0|||
|style="text-align:left"|1916–1922||88|12|0|||
|style="text-align:left"|1922–1924||95|5|0|||
|style="text-align:left"|1924–1926||97|3|0|||
|style="text-align:left"|1926–1928||95|5|0|||
|style="text-align:left"|1928–1930||93|7|0|||
|style="text-align:left"|1930–1934||95|5|0|||
|style="text-align:left"|1934–1940||93|7|0|||
|style="text-align:left"|1940–1944||97|3|0|||
|style="text-align:left"|1944–1946||94|6|0|||
|style="text-align:left"|1946–1950||93|7|0|||
|style="text-align:left"|1950–1960||94|6|0|||
|style="text-align:left"|1960–1962||96|4|0|||
|style="text-align:left"|1962–1964||94|5|1|||
|style="text-align:left"|1964–1966||89|11|0|||
|style="text-align:left"|1966–1968||87|12|1|||
|style="text-align:left"|1968–1970||86|14|0|||
|style="text-align:left"|1970–1972||75|24|1|||
|style="text-align:left"|1972–1974||73|24|3|||
|style="text-align:left"|1974–1976||65|20|15|||
|style="text-align:left"|1976–1978||78|17|5|||
|style="text-align:left"|1978–1980||76|21|3|||
|style="text-align:left"|1980–1982||74|25|1|||
|style="text-align:left"|1982–1984||66|32|2|||
|style="text-align:left"|1984–1986||65|34|1|||
|style="text-align:left"|1986–1988||65|33|2|||
|style="text-align:left"|1988–1990||64|35|1|||
|style="text-align:left"|1990–1992||59|40|1|||
|style="text-align:left"|1992–1994||58|41|1|||
|style="text-align:left"|1994–1996||52|47|1|||
|style="text-align:left"|1996–1998||52|47|1|||
|style="text-align:left"|1998–2000|bgcolor=#D8BFD8|50|bgcolor=#D8BFD8|49|bgcolor=#D8BFD8|1|
|style="text-align:left"|2000–2002|47||52|1|||
|style="text-align:left"|2002–2004|34||64|2|||
|style="text-align:left"|2004–2006|37||61|2|||
|style="text-align:left"|2006–2008|40||57|3|||
|style="text-align:left"|2008–2010|44||54|2|||
|style="text-align:left"|2010–2012|39||59|2|||
|style="text-align:left"|2012–2014|32||66|2|||
|style="text-align:left"|2014–2016|32||67|1|||
|style="text-align:left"|2016–2018|34||66|0|||
|style="text-align:left"|2018–2020|49||51|0|||
|style="text-align:left"|2020–2022||55|45|0|||
|style="text-align:left"|2022–2024|48||52|0|||

## Leadership

|**Speaker**|Todd Gilbert|
| --- | --- |
|**Majority Leader**|Terry Kilgore|
|**Minority Leader**|Eileen Filler-Corn|
|**Caucus Chair**|Charniele Herring|

## Infobox (legislature)

- **name**: Virginia House of Delegates
- **legislature**: Virginia General Assembly
- **coa pic**: Seal of Virginia.svg
- **session room**: Speaker Bill Howell opens session at Virginia House of Delegates.jpg
- **house type**: Lower house, Lower House of the Virginia General Assembly
- **term limits**: None
- **new session**: January 12, 2022
- **leader1 type**: Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, Speaker
- **leader1**: Todd Gilbert
- **party1**: (Republican Party (United States), R)
- **election1**: January 12, 2022
- **leader2 type**: Majority Leader
- **leader2**: Terry Kilgore
- **party2**: (Republican Party (United States), R)
- **election2**: January 12, 2022
- **leader4 type**: Minority Leader
- **leader4**: Eileen Filler-Corn
- **party4**: (Democratic Party (United States), D)
- **election4**: January 8, 2020
- **term length**: 2 years
- **authority**: Article IV, Virginia Constitution
- **salary**: $17,640/year + per diem
- **structure1**: File:Virginia_House_of_Delegates_(2021).svg
- **structure1 res**: 250px
- **members**: 100
- **political groups1**: **Majority**
* Republican Party of Virginia, Republican (52)
**Minority**
* Virginia Democratic Party, Democratic (48)
- **last election1**: 2021 Virginia House of Delegates election, November 2, 2021
- **next election1**: 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election, November 7, 2023
- **redistricting**: By 16-member bipartisan commission, approved by General Assembly
- **meeting place**: House of Delegates Chamber
Virginia State Capitol
Richmond, Virginia
- **website**: [http://virginiageneralassembly.gov/ Virginia General Assembly]
- **established**: 1776
- **preceded by**: House of Burgesses