186th New York State Legislature
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| Jurisdiction | New York, United States | ||||||||
| Term | January 1, 1985 – December 31, 1986 | ||||||||
| Senate | |||||||||
| Members | 61 | ||||||||
| President | Lt. Gov. Alfred DelBello (D), until February 1, 1985 | ||||||||
| Temporary President | Warren M. Anderson (R) | ||||||||
| Party control | Republican (35–26) | ||||||||
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| Members | 150 | ||||||||
| Speaker | Stanley Fink (D) | ||||||||
| Party control | Democratic (94–56) | ||||||||
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| 1st | January 9 – June 30, 1985 |
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| 2nd | December 10, 1985 – |
| 3rd | January 8 – July 3, 1986 |
| 4th | December 11 – 30, 1986 |
The 186th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 9, 1985, to December 31, 1986, during the third and fourth years of Mario Cuomo's governorship, in Albany.
Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1938 and the U.S. Supreme Court decision to follow the One man, one vote rule, re-apportioned in 1982 by the Legislature, 61 Senators and 150 assemblymen were elected in single-seat districts for two-year terms. Senate and Assembly districts consisted of approximately the same number of inhabitants, the area being apportioned contiguously without restrictions regarding county boundaries.
At this time there were two major political parties: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. The Conservative Party, the Liberal Party, the Right to Life Party, the Libertarian Party, the Communist Party, the New Alliance Party and the Workers World Party also nominated tickets.
The New York state election, 1984, was held on November 6. No statewide elective offices were up for election. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for U.S. President, was: Republicans 3,377,000; Democrats 3,120,000; Conservatives 288,000; Liberals 118,000; Libertarians 12,000; Communists 4,000; New Alliance 3,000; and Workers World 2,000.
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