Women in the Maine Legislature

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    Year House  Senate Total       Year House Senate Total
    1923   1      0      1         1961  12      2     14
    1925   1      0      1         1963   8      3     11
    1927   4      2      6         1965  10      2     12
    1929   4      3      7         1967  14      1     15
    1931   4      1      5         1969  13      0     13
    1933   3      1      4         1971  16      1     17
    1935   6      1      7         1973  18      1     19
    1937   6      2      8         1975  23      1     24
    1939   4      1      5         1977  28      2     30
    1941   5      1      6         1979  30      4     34
    1943   6      0      6         1981  36      6     42
    1945   5      1      6         1983  35      6     41
    1947   3      1      4         1985  35      9     44
    1949   3      0      3         1987  43     10     53
    1951   4      1      5         1989  48     10     58
    1953   6      1      7         1991  50     12     62
    1955   7      1      8         1993  48     11     59
    1957  10      1     11         1995  39     11     50
    1959  11      1     12
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Updated 12/15/94. House 1989 includes Rep. Mary Cahill who took office after a special election. Current size of the legislature: Senate 35, House 151.
Source: Senate and House Registers, researched by Gwilym R. Roberts. (A similar study was conducted by the Secretary of State's office in recent years.)