169th New York State Legislature
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| Jurisdiction | New York, United States | ||||||||
| Term | January 1, 1953 – December 31, 1954 | ||||||||
| Senate | |||||||||
| Members | 56 | ||||||||
| President | Lt. Gov. Frank C. Moore (R), until September 30, 1953 | ||||||||
| Temporary President |
Arthur H. Wicks (R), until November 18, 1953; Walter J. Mahoney (R), from November 18, 1953 |
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| Party control | Republican (37–19) | ||||||||
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| Members | 150 | ||||||||
| Speaker | Oswald D. Heck (R) | ||||||||
| Party control | Republican (97–53) | ||||||||
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| 1st | January 7 – March 21, 1953 |
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| 2nd | November 17 – 18, 1953 |
| 3rd | January 6 – March 20, 1954 |
| 4th | June 10, 1954 – |
The 169th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 7, 1953, to June 10, 1954, during the eleventh and twelfth years of Thomas E. Dewey's governorship, in Albany.
Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1938, re-apportioned in 1943, 56 Senators and 150 assemblymen were elected in single-seat districts for two-year terms. The senatorial districts consisted either of one or more entire counties; or a contiguous area within a single county. The counties which were divided into more than one senatorial district were Kings (nine districts), New York (six), Bronx (five), Queens (four), Erie (three), Westchester (three), Monroe (two) and Nassau (two). The Assembly districts consisted either of a single entire county (except Hamilton Co.), or of contiguous area within one county.
At this time there were two major political parties: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. The Liberal Party, the American Labor Party, the Socialist Workers Party, the Socialist Party and the Socialist Labor Party (running under the name of "Industrial Government Party") also nominated tickets.
The New York state election, 1952, was held on November 4. The only statewide elective office up for election was carried by the incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Irving M. Ives. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for U.S. Senator, was: Republicans 3,854,000; Democrats 2,522,000; Liberals 490,000; American Labor 105,000; Socialist Workers 4,300; Socialists 3,400; and Industrial Government 2,500.
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