6th Wisconsin Legislature | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
Term | January 3, 1853 – January 2, 1854 | ||||
Election | November 2, 1852 | ||||
Senate | |||||
Members | 25 | ||||
Senate President | Timothy Burns Until September 21, 1853 | ||||
President pro tempore | Duncan Reed | ||||
Party control | Democratic | ||||
Assembly | |||||
Members | 82 | ||||
Assembly Speaker | Henry L. Palmer | ||||
Party control | Democratic | ||||
Sessions | |||||
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The Sixth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 12, 1853, to April 4, 1853, in regular session. They reconvened from June 6 to July 13 to sit as a court of impeachment for Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge Levi Hubbell.
This was the first legislative session after the expansion and redistricting of the Senate and Assembly. The Senate grew from 19 to 25 seats; he Assembly grew from 66 to 82 seats.
Senators representing odd-numbered districts were newly elected for this session and were serving the first year of a two-year term. Assemblymembers were elected to a one-year term. Assemblymembers and odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 2, 1852. Senators representing even-numbered districts were serving the second year of their two-year term, having been elected in the general election held on November 4, 1851, or were elected in the 1852 election for a newly created district and were serving a one-year term. [1]
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||||
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Dem. | F.S. | Whig | Vacant | ||
End of previous Legislature | 12 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 0 |
Start of 1st Session | 18 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 0 |
from May 1 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 1 |
from June 8 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 0 |
Final voting share | 68% | 0% | 32% | ||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 22 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 |
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||||
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Dem. | F.S. | Whig | Vacant | ||
End of previous Legislature | 28 | 6 | 32 | 66 | 0 |
1st Session | 55 | 7 | 20 | 82 | 0 |
Final voting share | 67% | 9% | 24% | ||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 51 | 4 | 27 | 82 | 0 |
Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Sixth Wisconsin Legislature (25):
Members of the Assembly for the Sixth Wisconsin Legislature (82):
The most significant structural change to the Legislature between the 5th and 6th sessions was the reapportionment and redistricting of legislative seats. The new districts were defined in 1852 Wisconsin Act 499, passed into law in the 5th Wisconsin Legislature.
Dist. | 9th Legislature | 10th Legislature |
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1 | Brown, Calumet, Door, Oconto, Manitowoc, Sheboygan counties | Calumet, Manitowoc, Sheboygan counties |
2 | Adams, Columbia, Marathon, Marquette, Portage, Sauk, Waushara counties | Brown, Door, Marathon, Oconto, Outagamie, Portage, Waupaca counties |
3 | Bad Ax, Chippewa, Crawford, La Crosse, La Pointe, St. Croix | Eastern Washington County (Ozaukee County) |
4 | Fond du Lac, Waupaca, Winnebago counties | Western Washington County (Washington County) |
5 | Iowa, Richland counties | Northern Milwaukee County |
6 | Grant County | Southern Milwaukee County |
7 | Lafayette County | Racine County |
8 | Green County | Kenosha County |
9 | Dane County | Northern Waukesha County |
10 | Dodge County | Southern Waukesha County |
11 | Washington County | Dane County |
12 | Jefferson County | Walworth County |
13 | Waukesha County | Lafayette County |
14 | Walworth County | Jefferson County |
15 | Rock County | Iowa, Richland counties |
16 | Kenosha County | Grant County |
17 | Racine County | Western Rock County |
18 | Southern Milwaukee County | Eastern Rock County |
19 | Northern Milwaukee County | Bad Ax, Chippewa, Crawford, La Crosse, La Pointe, St. Croix counties |
20 | Did not exist in 5th Legislature | Fond du Lac County |
21 | Winnebago County | |
22 | Dodge County | |
23 | Adams, Marquette, Sauk, Waushara counties | |
24 | Green County | |
25 | Columbia County |
County | Districts in 5th Legislature | Districts in 6th Legislature | Change |
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Adams | Shared with Marathon, Portage | Shared with Sauk | |
Bad Ax | Shared with Chippewa, Crawford, La Crosse | Shared with Crawford | |
Brown | Shared with Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Outagamie | Shared with Door, Kewaunee | |
Calumet | 1 District | 1 District | |
Chippewa | Shared with Bad Ax, Crawford, La Crosse | Shared with La Crosse | |
Columbia | 1 District | 2 Districts | |
Crawford | Shared with Bad Ax, Chippewa, La Crosse | Shared with Bad Ax | |
Dane | 3 Districts | 5 Districts | |
Dodge | 5 Districts | 6 Districts | |
Door | Shared with Brown, Kewaunee, Oconto, Outagamie | Shared with Brown, Kewaunee | |
Fond du Lac | 2 Districts | 4 Districts | |
Grant | 4 Districts | 5 Districts | |
Green | 1 District | 1 District | |
Iowa | 2 shared with Richland | 2 Districts | |
Jefferson | 3 Districts | 5 Districts | |
Kenosha | 2 Districts | 2 Districts | |
Kewaunee | Shared with Brown, Door, Oconto, Outagamie | Shared with Brown, Door | |
La Crosse | Shared with Bad Ax, Chippewa, Crawford | Shared with Chippewa | |
La Pointe | Shared with St. Croix | Shared with St. Croix | |
Lafayette | 2 Districts | 3 Districts | |
Manitowoc | 1 District | 1 District | |
Marathon | Shared with Adams, Portage | Shared with Portage | |
Marquette | Shared with Waushara | 2 Shared with Waushara | |
Milwaukee | 7 Districts | 9 Districts | |
Oconto | Shared with Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Outagamie | Shared with Outagamie, Waupaca | |
Outagamie | Shared with Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Oconto | Shared with Oconto, Waupaca | |
Portage | Shared with Adams, Marathon | Shared with Marathon | |
Racine | 3 Districts | 4 Districts | |
Richland | 1 shared with Iowa | 1 District | |
Rock | 5 Districts | 4 Districts | |
Sauk | 1 District | Shared with Adams | |
Sheboygan | 2 Districts | 2 Districts | |
St. Croix | Shared with La Pointe | Shared with La Pointe | |
Walworth | 5 Districts | 6 Districts | |
Washington | 5 Districts | 4 Districts | |
Waukesha | 5 Districts | 4 Districts | |
Waupaca | Shared with Fond du Lac, Winnebago | Shared with Oconto, Outagamie | |
Waushara | Shared with Marquette | 2 Shared with Marquette | |
Winnebago | Shared with Fond du Lac, Waupaca | 2 Districts |
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