Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 172

Pennsylvania's 172nd State House of Representatives district
Representative	Sean Dougherty D – Philadelphia

The 172nd Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Montgomery County and Philadelphia County and includes the following areas: ^[1]

• Montgomery County
  • Rockledge
• Philadelphia (PART)
  • Ward 41 [PART, Divisions 19, 23 and 24]
  • Ward 54 [PART, Divisions 10, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21 and 22]
  • Ward 55 [PART, Divisions 09, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17]
  • Ward 56 [PART, Divisions 01, 03, 04, 08, 09, 13, 14, 15, 32, 33, 34 and 40]
  • Ward 57 [PART, Divisions 13 and 14]
  • Ward 58 [PART, Divisions 09, 10, 13, 16, 17, 19 and 26]
  • Ward 63 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23 and 25]
  • Ward 64 [PART, Divisions 01, 03, 05, 07, 08, 09 and 15]

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Francis E. Gleeson, Jr.	Democrat	1969 – 1978	Philadelphia	Unsuccessful candidate for re-election
John M. Perzel	Republican	1979 – 2010	Philadelphia	Unsuccessful candidate for re-election
Kevin J. Boyle	Democrat	2011 – 2024	Philadelphia	Unsuccessful candidate for re-election
Sean Dougherty	Democrat	2025 – present	Philadelphia	Incumbent

References

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

1. "Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State . Retrieved February 19, 2015.