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House of Representatives member pin for the 112th U.S. Congress . The 112th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, from January 3, 2011, until January 3, 2013.
This was the first congressional election using districts drawn up based on the 2010 United States census. Although Democratic candidates received a nationwide plurality of more than 1.4 million votes (1.1%) in the aggregated vote totals from all House elections, [ 3 ] the Republican Party won a 33-seat advantage in seats, thus retaining its ...
The 112th United States Congress began on January 3, 2011. There were 13 new senators (one Democrat, 12 Republicans) and 94 new representatives (nine Democrats, 85 Republicans) at the start of its first session. Additionally, three senators (one Democrat, two Republicans) and 10 representatives (seven Democrats, three Republicans) took office ...
An anti-Pelosi "Boehner for Speaker" bumper sticker on a car window. Following the 2006 elections, Democrats took control of the House as well as the Senate.In the 2008 elections, which coincided with Democrat Barack Obama's victory over Republican John McCain for the presidency, Democrats increased their majorities in both chambers.
At the time, it happened most recently in January 2015 (114th Congress), when John Boehner was elected with 216 votes (as opposed to 218). Such a variation in the number of votes necessary to win a given election might arise due to vacancies, absentees, or members being present but not voting.
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List of United States senators in the 112th Congress; List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 112th Congress by seniority; 2011 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election; 2011 State of the Union Address; 2012 State of the Union Address
Although House Democrats won a plurality of the popular vote (48.8% vs 47.6%), [13] House Republicans were still able to retain a 234 to 201 seat majority. A special election in Oregon's 1st congressional district was held on January 31 to determine a replacement for David Wu , who resigned in August 2011.