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
 YearsDemocratsRepublicansIndependents 1900–190493 7 0 1904–191286 14 0 1912–191490 10 0 1914–191692 8 0 1916–192288 12 0 1922–192495 5 0 1924–192697 3 0 1926–192895 5 0 1928–193093 7 0 1930–193495 5 0 1934–194093 7 0 1940–194497 3 0 1944–194694 6 0 1946–195093 7 0 1950–196094 6 0 1960–196296 4 0 1962–196494 5 1 1964–196689 11 0 1966–196887 12 1 1968–197086 14 0 1970–197275 24 1 1972–197473 24 3 1974–197665 20 15 1976–197878 17 5 1978–198076 21 3 1980–198274 25 1 1982–198466 32 2 1984–198665 34 1 1986–198865 33 2 1988–199064 35 1 1990–199259 40 1 1992–199458 41 1 1994–199652 47 1 1996–199852 47 1 1998–200050The 1997 general election made a 51-48-1 house composition, with the Democratic party being the largest party. When David Brickley resigned his seat, a special election for District 51 was called. His seat became Republican, and with Independent Lacey Putney siding with the Republicans, the chamber was tied. Democrats kept the Speaker of the House position through an agreement.   49 1 2000–2002 47521 2002–2004 34642 2004–2006 3761 2 2006–2008 4057 3 2008–2010 4454 2 2010–2012 3959 2 2012–2014 3266 2 2014–2016 3267 1 2016–2018 3466 0 2018–2020 4951 0 2020–202255 45 0 2022–2024 4852 0

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

 References 

Category:Politics of Virginia
Category:State lower houses in the United States