Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 143

Pennsylvania's 143rd State House of Representatives district
Representative	Shelby Labs R – Plumstead Township
Population (2020)	65,742

The 143rd Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania and has been represented since 2021 by Republican Shelby Labs. ^[1]

District profile

The 143rd Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Bucks County. It includes the Stover-Myers Mill. It is made up of the following areas: ^[2]

• Bedminster Township
• Dublin
• Hilltown Township
• New Britain Township (part)
  • District East
  • District West
• Perkasie
• Plumstead Township
• Sellersville
• Silverdale
• Tinicum Township

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
John S. Renninger	Republican	1969–1976
Margaret H. George	Democrat	1977–1980
James C. Greenwood	Republican	1981–1986
David W. Heckler	Republican	1987–1993		Resigned 1993. [3]
Charles T. McIlhinney, Jr.	Republican	1998–2006		Elected February 3, 1998 to fill vacancy [4]
Marguerite Quinn	Republican	2007–2018	Doylestown
Wendy Ullman [5]	Democrat	2019–2020	Plumstead Township
Shelby Labs	Republican	2021–present	Plumstead Township

Recent election results

PA House election, 2022:
Pennsylvania House, District 143

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shelby Labs (incumbent)	18,418	53.18
	Democratic	Gwendolyn Stoltz	16,215	46.82
Total votes			34,633	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2020:
Pennsylvania House, District 143

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shelby Labs	22,553	51.53
	Democratic	Wendy Ullman (incumbent)	21,217	48.47
Total votes			43,770	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

PA House election, 2018:
Pennsylvania House, District 143

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wendy Ullman	17,339	50.84
	Republican	Joseph Flood	16,763	49.16
Total votes			34,102	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 143

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marguerite Quinn (incumbent)	24,033	63.75
	Democratic	Stephen Kunkel	13,663	36.25
Total votes			37,696	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 143

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marguerite Quinn (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			17,107	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 143

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marguerite Quinn (incumbent)	21,483	61.80
	Democratic	Joseph Frederick	13,280	38.20
Total votes			34,763	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 143

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marguerite Quinn (incumbent)	16,357	62.78
	Democratic	Kathy McQuarrie	8,637	33.15
	Independent	Tom Lingenfelter	1,059	4.06
Total votes			26,053	100.00
	Republican hold

References

• Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project.

1. "Representative Shelby Labs". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
2. "Legislative Redistricting | Welcome to Pennsylvania's Redistricting Website". redistricting.state.pa.us. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
3. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "177-8 Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1993-1994" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
4. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "181-2 Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1997-1998" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 30, 2023.
5. Staff report. "Ullman takes victory in 143rd District race". The Intelligencer. Retrieved November 21, 2018.

External links

• District map from the United States Census Bureau
• Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
• Population Data for District 143 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.