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Majority / Minority Party Numbers

Montana House and Senate 1889 - 2007

Information taken from "Lawmakers of Montana," (the Copper Books), edited and published by Pam Langley, and from "Montana's Legislature through the Years," written and published by Neil J. Lynch (1977).

2007 100 House
(50 Republican, 49 Democrat, 1 Constitution)
50 Senate
(26 Democrat, 24 Republican)
2005 100 House
(50 Democrat, 50 Republican)
50 Senate
(27 Democrat, 23 Republican)
2003 100 House
(53 Republican, 47 Democrat)
50 Senate
(29 Republican, 21 Democrat)
2001 100 House
(58 Republican, 42 Democrat)
50 Senate
(31 Republican, 19 Democrat)
1999 100 House
(59 Republican, 41 Democrat)
50 Senate
(32 Republican, 18 Democrat)
1997 100 House
(65 Republican, 35 Democrat)
50 Senate
(34 Republican, 16 Democrat)
1995 100 House
(67 Republican, 33 Democrat)
50 Senate
(31 Republican, 19 Democrat)
1993 100 House
(53 Republican, 47 Democrat)
50 Senate
(30 Democrat, 20 Republican)
1991 100 House
(61 Democrat, 39 Republican)
50 Senate
(29 Democrat, 21 Republican)
1989 100 House
(52 Democrat, 48 Republican)
50 Senate
(27 Republican, 23 Democrat)
1987 100 House
(51 Republican, 49 Democrat)
50 Senate
(25 Democrat, 25 Republican)
1985 100 House
(51 Democrat, 49 Republican)
50 Senate
(28 Democrat, 22 Republican)
1983 100 House
(55 Democrat, 45 Republican)
50 Senate
(26 Republican, 24 Democrat)
1981 100 House
(57 Republican, 43 Democrat)
50 Senate
(28 Republican, 22 Democrat)
1979 99 House
(54 Democrat, 45 Republican)
49 Senate
(25 Republican, 24 Democrat)
1977 100 House
(57 Democrat, 43 Republican)
50 Senate
(25 Democrat, 25 Republican)
1975 100 House
(67 Democrat, 33 Republican)
50 Senate
(30 Democrat, 20 Republican)
1973

100 House
(54 Democrat, 46 Republican)

50 Senate
(27 Democrat, 23 Republican)

1971 104 House
(55 Republican, 49 Democrat)
55 Senate
(30 Democrat, 25 Republican)
1969 104 House
(58 Republican, 46 Democrat)
55 Senate
(30 Democrat, 25 Republican)
1967 104 House
(64 Republican, 40 Democrat)
55 Senate
(30 Democrat, 25 Republican)
1965 94 House
(56 Democrat, 38 Republican)
56 Senate
(32 Democrat, 24 Republican)
1963 94 House
(57 Republican, 37 Democrat)
56 Senate
(35 Democrat, 21 Republican)
1961 94 House
(54 Republican, 40 Democrat)
56 Senate
(38 Democrat, 17 Republican, 1 Independent)
1959 94 House
(61 Democrat, 31 Republican, 2 Independent)
56 Senate
(38 Democrat, 17 Republican, 1 Independent)
1957 94 House
(59 Democrat, 35 Republican)
56 Senate
(31 Democrat, 25 Republican)
1955 94 House
(49 Democrat, 45 Republican)
56 Senate
(33 Republican, 23 Democrat)
1953 94 House
(62 Republican, 32 Democrat)
56 Senate
(36 Republican, 20 Democrat)
1951 90 House
(49 Republican, 41 Democrat)
56 Senate
(28 Republican, 26 Democrat, 2 Independent)
1949 90 House
(54 Democrat, 36 Republican)
56 Senate
(31 Republican, 23 Democrat, 2 Independent)
1947 90 House
(58 Republican, 31 Democrat, 1 Independent)
56 Senate
(41 Republican, 15 Democrat)
1945 90 House
(53 Republican, 37 Democrat)
56 Senate
(39 Republican, 17 Democrat)
1943 90 House
(51 Republican, 39 Democrat)
56 Senate
(37 Republican, 19 Democrat)
1941 102 House
(55 Democrat, 47 Republican)
56 Senate
(35 Republican, 21 Democrat)
1939 102 House
(58 Democrat, 44 Republican)
56 Senate
(31 Democrat, 25 Republican)
1937 102 House
(81 Democrat, 21 Republican)
56 Senate
(29 Democrat, 27 Republican)
1935 102 House
(69 Democrat, 33 Republican)
56 Senate
(28 Democrat, 27 Republican, 1 Independent)
1933 101 House
(72 Democrat, 29 Republican)
56 Senate
(33 Republican, 22 Democrat, 1 Independent)
1931 102 House
(59 Republican, 43 Democrat)
56 Senate
(41 Republican, 15 Democrat)
1929 102 House
(69 Republican, 33 Democrat)
56 Senate
(39 Republican, 16 Democrat, 1 Farmer-Labor)
1927 102 House
(61 Republican, 39 Democrat, 2 Farmer-Labor)
56 Senate
(40 Republican, 15 Democrat, 1 Farmer-Labor)
1925 102 House
(66 Republican, 34 Democrat, 2 Farmer-Labor)
56 Senate
(39 Republican, 16 Democrat, 1 Farmer-Labor)
1923 100 House
(56 Republican, 44 Democrat)
54 Senate
(38 Republican, 16 Democrat)
1921 108 House
(98 Republican, 9 Democrat, 1 Independent)
54 Senate
(41 Republican, 13 Democrat)
1919 98 House
(65 Republican, 33 Democrat)
43 Senate
(31 Republican, 12 Democrat)
1917 95 House
(49 Democrat, 46 Republican)
41 Senate
(28 Republican, 13 Democrat)
1915 95 House
(55 Democrat, 36 Republican, 3 Silver, 1 Independent)
41 Senate
(19 Republican, 16 Democrat, 5 Progressive, 1 Independent)
1913 86 House
(49 Democrat, 20 Republican, 16 Progressive, 1 Silver)
32 Senate
(17 Democrat, 13 Republican, 2 Progressive)
1911 74 House
(42 Democrat, 32 Republican)
28 Senate
(16 Republican, 12 Democrat)
1909 71 House
(38 Democrat, 33 Republican)
27 Senate
(17 Republican, 10 Democrat)
1907 73 House
(57 Republican, 16 Democrat)
27 Senate
(18 Republican, 9 Democrat)
1905 72 House
(38 Republican, 24 Democrat, 7 Labor, 3 Anti-Trust)
26 Senate
(16 Republican, 10 Democrat)
1903 72 House
(47 Republican, 11 Labor, 8 Democrat, 6 Anti-Trust)
26 Senate
(14 Democrat, 12 Republican)
1901 70 House
(28 Democrat, 23 Republican, 8 Labor, 6 Populist, 5 Independent)
24 Senate
(14 Democrat, 9 Republican, 1 Populist)
1899 70 House
(57 Democrat, 9 Republican, 4 Silver)
24 Senate
(17 Democrat, 6 Republican, 1 Populist)
1897 68 House
(42 Democrat, 18 People's, 8 Republican)
23 Senate
(12 Republican, 8 Democrat, 3 People's)
1895 61 House
(44 Republican, 14 Populist, 3 Democrat)
21 Senate
(13 Republican, 5 Democrat, 3 Populist)
1893 55 House
(26 Democrat, 26 Republican, 3 Populist)
16 Senate
(9 Democrat, 7 Republican)
1891 55 House
(28 Republican, 27 Democrat)
16 Senate
(10 Democrat, 6 Republican)
1889 45 House
(24 Republican, 21 Democrat)
16 Senate
(8 Democrat, 8 Republican)

 

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