183rd New York State Legislature
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New York State Capitol (2009)
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| Jurisdiction | New York, United States | ||||||||
| Term | January 1, 1979 – December 31, 1980 | ||||||||
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| Members | 60 | ||||||||
| President | Lt. Gov. Mario Cuomo (D) | ||||||||
| Temporary President | Warren M. Anderson (R) | ||||||||
| Party control | Republican (35–25) | ||||||||
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| Members | 150 | ||||||||
| Speaker | Stanley Fink (D) | ||||||||
| Party control | Democratic (86–64) | ||||||||
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| 1st | January 3 – June 17, 1979 |
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| 2nd | October 25 – November 27, 1979 |
| 3rd | January 9 – June 15, 1980 |
| 4th | November 19 – 23, 1980 |
The 183rd New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 3, 1979, to December 31, 1980, during the fifth and sixth years of Hugh Carey'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 1971, and amended in 1974, by the Legislature, 60 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 Republican Party and the Democratic Party. The Conservative Party, the Right to Life Party, the Liberal Party, the Libertarian Party, the Socialist Workers Party, the Communist Party and the Labor Party also nominated tickets.
The New York state election, 1978, was held on November 7. Governor Hugh Carey was re-elected, and Secretary of State Mario Cuomo was elected Lieutenant Governor, both Democrats. The elections to the other two statewide elective offices resulted in a Republican Comptroller and a Democratic Attorney General. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for Governor, was: Democrats 2,306,000; Republicans 1,913,000; Conservatives 243,000; Right to Life 130,000; Liberals 123,000; Libertarians 19,000; Socialist Workers 13,000; Communists 11,000; and Labor 9,000.
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