Title 17: Elections
Chapter 34: APPORTIONMENT OF STATE REPRESENTATIVES
17 V.S.A. § 1893. Initial division
§ 1893 § 1893. Initial division
The state is divided into the following initial districts, each of which shall be entitled to the indicated number of representatives:
District Towns and Cities Representatives ADDISON-1 Middlebury ............ 2 ADDISON-2 Cornwall, Goshen, Hancock, Leicester, Ripton, and Salisbury ............ 1 ADDISON-3 Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton, Vergennes, and Waltham ............ 2 ADDISON-4 Bristol Lincoln, Monkton, and Starksboro ............ 2 ADDISON-5 Bridport, New Haven, and Weybridge ............ 1 ADDISON- RUTLAND Benson, Orwell, Shoreham, and Whit- ing ............ 1 BENNINGTON-1 Pownal and Woodford ............ 1 BENNINGTON- 2-1 That portion of the town of Bennington not included in BENNINGTON-2-2 ............ 2 BENNINGTON- 2-2 That portion of the town of Bennington encompassed within a boundary beginning at the point where the boundary line of Bennington and Pownal intersects with VT Route 7; then northerly along the eastern side of the center- line of VT 7 to the intersection of Monument Avenue; then northerly along the eastern side of the center- line of Monument Avenue to the in- tersection of Dewey Stre
et; then northerly along the eastern side of centerline of Dewey Street to the intersection of West Main Street; then southeasterly on the southern side of the centerline of West Main Street to the intersection of North Street; then northerly along the eastern side of the centerline of North Street to the intersection of County Street; then easterly along the southern side of the centerline of County Street to the intersection of Park Street; then northerly along the eastern side of the centerline of Park Street to the intersection with Roaring Branch River; then easterly along the center- line of the river to the intersection with VT Route 9; then easterly along the southern side of the centerline of of VT 9 to the boundary of the town of Woodford; then southerly along the Woodford town line to the boundary of the town of Pownal; then westerly long the Pownal town line to the point of beginning ............ 2 BENNINGTON-3 Glastenbury, Shaftsbury, and that portion of the town of Sunde
rland en- compassed within a boundary beginning at the point where the boundary line of Sunderland and Glastenbury inter- sects with VT Route 7; then northerly along the eastern side of the center- line of VT 7 to the intersection of North Road; then northerly along the eastern side of the centerline of North Road to the intersection of Borough Road; then northerly along the eastern side of the centerline of Borough Road to the intersection of Sunderland Hill Road; then north- easterly along the southern side of the centerline of Sunderland Hill Road to the boundary of the town of Manchester; then easterly along the Manchester town line to the boundary of the town of Winhall; then easterly along the Winhall town line to the boundary of the town of Stratton; then southerly along the Stratton town line to the boundary of Glastenbury; then westerly along the Glastenbury town line to the point of beginning ............ 1 BENNINGTON-4 Arlington, Manchester, Sandgate, and that portion of th
e town of Sunder- land not in BENNINGTON-3 ............ 2 BENNINGTON- RUTLAND Danby, Dorset, Landgrove, Mount Tabor, and Peru ............ 1 CALEDONIA-1 Barnet, Ryegate, and Waterford ............ 1 CALEDONIA-2 Hardwick, Stannard, and Walden ............ 1 CALEDONIA-3 St. Johnsbury ............ 2 CALEDONIA-4 Burke, Lyndon, and Sutton ............ 2 CALEDONIA- WASHINGTON Cabot, Danville, and Peacham ............ 1 CHITTENDEN-1 Richmond ............ 1 CHITTENDEN-2 Williston ............ 2 CHITTENDEN-3 Jericho and Underhill ............ 2 CHITTENDEN- 4-1 Charlotte and that portion of the town of Hinesburg encompassed within a boundary beginning at the point where the boundary line of Hinesburg and Charlotte intersects with Drinkwater Road; then easterly along the southern side of the center- line of Drinkwater Road to the inter- section of Baldwin Road; then south- erly along the western side of the centerline of Baldwin Road to the boundary of the town of Monkton; then westerly
along the Monkton town line to the boundary of Char- lotte; then northerly along the Charlotte town line to the point of beginning ............ 1 CHITTENDEN- 4-2 Hinesburg, except that portion of the town in CHITTENDEN-4-1 ............ 1 CHITTENDEN-5 Shelburne and St. George ............ 2 CHITTENDEN-6 Burlington and Winooski ............ 12 CHITTENDEN-7 South Burlington ............ 4 CHITTENDEN- 8-1 That portion of the town of Essex not included in CHITTENDEN-8-2 or 8-3 ............ 2 CHITTENDEN- 8-2 The village of Essex Junction, ex- cept that portion of the village en- compassed within a boundary begin- ning at the point where Pearl Street intersects with Warner Avenue; then northerly along the western side of the centerline of Warner Avenue to the intersection with Sunderland Brook; then northwesterly along the southern side of the centerline of Sunderland Brook to the intersection with Susie Wilson Road and Pearl Street; then southeasterly along the northern side of the ce
nterline of Pearl Street to the point of beginning ............ 2 CHITTENDEN- 8-3 Westford and that portion of the town of Essex encompassed within a boundary beginning at the point where the boundary line of Essex and the town of Colchester intersects with Curve Hill Road; then southeasterly along the northern side of the center- line of Curve Hill Road to the inter- section of Lost Nation Road; then southeasterly along the northern side of the centerline of Lost Nation Road to the intersection of Old Stage Road; then northerly along the western side of the centerline of Old Stage Road to the intersection of Towers Road; then southeasterly along the northern side of the centerline of Towers Road to the intersection of Brown's River Road; then easterly along the north- ern side of the centerline of Brown's River Road to the intersection of Weed Road; then easterly along the northern side of the centerline of Weed Road to the intersection of Jer- icho Road; then easterly along the nort
hern side of the centerline of Jer- icho Road to the boundary of the town of Jericho; then northeasterly along the Jericho town line to the boundary of Westford; then westerly along the Westford town line to the boundary of Colchester; then south- westerly along the Colchester town line to the point of beginning ............ 1 CHITTENDEN-9 Colchester ............ 4 CHITTENDEN-10 Milton, except that portion of the town in GRAND ISLE- CHITTENDEN ............ 2 ESSEX-CALE- DONIA Brunswick, Concord, Granby, Guild- hall, Kirby, Lunenburg, Maidstone, and Victory ............ 1 ESSEX-CALE- DONIA- ORLEANS Averill, Avery's Gore, Bloomfield, Brighton, Canaan, East Haven, Ferdinand, Lemington, Lewis, Newark, Norton, Warner's Grant, Warren Gore, and Westmore ............ 1 FRANKLIN-1 Georgia ............ 1 FRANKLIN-2 Fairfax ............ 1 FRANKLIN-3-1 St. Albans City and that portion of St. Albans Town encompassed within a boundary beginning at the eastern- most point where the boundary li
ne of St. Albans City and St. Albans Town intersects with Vermont Route 36, then easterly along the southern side of the centerline of VT 36 to the intersection of Interstate 89; then southerly along the western side of the centerline of Interstate 89 to the boundary of the town of Fair- field; then southwesterly along the Fairfield town line to the point where the boundary lines of St. Albans Town, Fairfied, Fairfax, and Georgia meet; then northwesterly along the bound- ary of the town of Georgia to the in- tersection of Vermont Route 7; then northerly along the eastern side of the centerline of VT 7 to the point where the boundary line of St. Albans Town and St. Albans City meets at Parsons Avenue; then counterclock- wise along the boundary line of St. Albans Town and St. Albans City to the point of beginning ............ 2 FRANKLIN-3-2 St. Albans Town, except that portion of the town in FRANKLIN-3-1 ............ 1 FRANKLIN-4 Sheldon and Swanton ............ 2 FRANKLIN-5 Berkshire
, Franklin, Highgate, and Richford ............ 2 FRANKLIN-6 Bakersfield, Fairfield, and Fletcher ............ 1 FRANKLIN-7 Enosburgh and Montgomery ............ 1 GRAND-ISLE- CHITTENDEN Alburgh, Grand Isle, Isle La Motte, North Hero, South Hero, and that portion of the town of Milton encom- passed within a boundary beginning at the mouth of the Lamoille River and Lake Champlain; then along the river upstream to the Interstate 89 bridge crossing the Lamoille River; then northerly along the centerline of Interstate 89 to the boundary of the town of Georgia; then along the Georgia town line to Lake Champlain; then southerly along the lakeshore to the point of beginning ............ 2 LAMOILLE-1 Stowe ............ 1 LAMOILLE-2 Belvidere, Hyde Park, Johnson, and Wolcott ............ 2 LAMOILLE-3 Cambridge and Waterville ............ 1 LAMOILLE- WASHINGTON Elmore, Morristown, Woodbury, and Worcester ............ 2 ORANGE-1 Chelsea, Corinth, Orange, Vershire, Washington, and Williams
town ............ 2 ORANGE-2 Bradford, Fairlee, and West Fairlee ............ 1 ORANGE- CALEDONIA Groton, Newbury, and Topsham ............ 1 ORANGE- WASHING- TON- ADDISON Braintree, Brookfield, Granville, Randolph, and Roxbury ............ 2 ORLEANS-1 Brownington, Charleston, Derby, Holland, and Morgan ............ 2 ORLEANS-2 Coventry, Irasburg, Newport City, Newport Town, and that portion of the town of Troy encompassed within a boundary beginning at the point where the boundary line of Troy and Newport Town intersects with the Canadian Pacific railway; then north- westerly along the southern side of the centerline of the railway to the intersection of VT Route 105; then northwesterly along the southern side of the centerline of VT 105 to the in- tersection of East Hill Road; then southerly along the eastern side of the centerline of East Hill Road to the intersection of VT Route 100; then westerly along the southern side of the centerline of VT 100 to the in- tersection wi
th the Missisquoi River; then southwesterly along the eastern side of the centerline of the Missis- quoi River to the boundary of the town of Westfield; then southerly along the Westfield town line to the boundary of the town of Lowell; then easterly along the Lowell town line to the boundary of Newport Town; then northerly along the Newport Town boundary to the point of beginning ............ 2 ORLEANS- CALEDONIA Albany, Barton, Craftsbury, Glover, Greensboro, Sheffield, and Wheelock ............ 2 ORLEANS- LAMOILLE Eden, Jay, Lowell, Westfield, and that portion of the town of Troy not in ORLEANS-2 ............ 1 RUTLAND-1 Ira and Poultney ............ 1 RUTLAND-2 Clarendon, Proctor, Wallingford, West Rutland, and that portion of the town of Tinmouth encompassed within a boundary beginning at the point where the boundary line of Tinmouth and Danby intersects with East Road; then northerly along the eastern side of the centerline of East Road and then continuing along the eastern s
ide of the centerline of North East Road to the boundary of Clarendon; then easterly along the Clarendon town line to the boundary of Wallingford; then southerly along the Wallingford town line to the boundary of Danby; then westerly along the Danby town line to the point of beginning ............ 2 RUTLAND-3 Castleton, Fair Haven, Hubbardton, and West Haven ............ 2 RUTLAND-4 Rutland Town ............ 1 RUTLAND-5-1 That portion of the City of Rutland encompassed within a boundary be- ginning at the point where the bound- ary line of Rutland City and Rutland Town intersects with Lincoln Avenue; then southerly along the eastern side of the centerline of Lincoln Avenue to the intersection of West Street; then easterly along the northern side of the centerline of West Street across North Main Street; then easterly along the northern side of the center- line of Terrill Street to the intersec- tion of Lafayette Street; then southerly along the east side of the centerline of Lafayet
te Street to the intersection of Easterly Avenue; then easterly along the northern side of Easterly Avenue to the intersection of Piedmont Drive; then easterly along the northern side of the centerline of Piedmont Drive to the intersection of Piedmont Parkway; then easterly along the northern side of the center- line of Piedmont Parkway to the in- tersection of Stratton Road; then southerly along the eastern side of the centerline of Stratton Road to the intersection of Killington Avenue; then easterly along the northern side of the centerline of Killington Avenue, including both sides of Grandview Terrace, to the boundary between Rutland City and Rutland Town; then northerly along the boundary line to its intersection with Gleason Road; then westerly along the southern side of the centerline of Gleason Road to Woodstock Avenue; then following the boundary line back to the point of beginning ............ 1 RUTLAND-5-2 That portion of the City of Rutland encompassed within a boundary b
e- ginning at the southernmost point where the boundary line of Rutland City and Rutland Town intersects with South Main Street; then north- erly along the eastern side of the cen- terline of South Main Street to the intersection of Strongs Avenue; then northwesterly along the eastern side of the centerline of Strongs Avenue to the intersection of Prospect Street; then northerly along the eastern side of the centerline of Prospect Street to the intersection of Washington Street; then easterly along the southern side of the centerline of Washington Street to the intersection of Court Street; then northerly along the east- ern side of the centerline of Court Street to the intersection of West Street; then easterly along the south- ern side of the centerline of West Street to the intersection of South Main Street; then east across South Main Street along the southern side of the centerline of Terrill Street to the intersection of Lafayette Street; then southerly along the western side of
the centerline of Lafayette Street to the intersection of Easterly Ave- nue; then easterly along the southern side of the centerline of Easterly Ave- nue to the intersection of Piedmont Drive; then easterly along the south- ern side of the centerline of Piedmont Drive to the intersection of Piedmont Parkway; then easterly along the southern side of the centerline of Piedmont Parkway to the intersection of Stratton Road; then southerly along the western side of the center- line of Stratton Road to the intersec- tion of Killington Avenue; then east- erly along the southern side of the centerline of Killington Avenue to the boundary of Rutland City and Rut- land Town; then southerly along the city line to the intersection of the city line and South Main Street to the point of beginning ............ 1 RUTLAND-5-3 That portion of the City of Rutland encompassed within a boundary be- ginning at the point where the bound- ary line of Rutland City and Rutland Town intersects with South Main S
(Added 1965, No. 98, § 4; amended 1973, No. 210 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. April 3, 1974; 1981, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 3, 1982, see note set out below; 1991, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Feb. 13, 1992; No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 25, 1992; 2001, No. 85 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 3, 2002; No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 55-57, eff. June 27, 2002; 2011, No. 74 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Feb. 28, 2012; No. 93 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 1, 2012.)