A proposed new map, drawn by the Legislative Reapportionment Commission, a five-person panel made up of the four top legislative leaders from both parties and a nonpartisan chairperson selected by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court – splits Lower Merion and Narbeth into two Pennsylvania House Districts.
There are 203 State House Districts. Each one has a population of about 64,500.
Currently, Lower Merion and Narberth are broken into four districts. But if the proposed map is implemented, and it probably will be, Lower Merion will no longer be a part of the 166th District, which currently includes a part of Bryn Mawr – or the 194th District, which includes Belmont Hills and parts of Cynwyd and Penn Valley.
Ward Breakdown For The New Legislative Map
All of Narberth remains in the 148th District. The following Lower Merion Wards are also in the 148th District –
- Ward 1 – Penn Valley
- Ward 2 – Penn Valley and Gladwyne
- Ward 3 – Belmont Hills and parts of Penn Valley and Bala Cynwyd
- Ward 5 – Precincts 1 and 2, Wynnewood
- Ward 7 – Wynnewood
- Ward 9 – Bala Cynwyd
- Ward 12 – Merion
- Ward 13 – Bala Cynwyd
- Ward 14 – Penn Wynne
And in the 149th District
- Ward 4 – Ardmore
- Ward 5- Precinct 3, Wynnewood
- Ward 6- Rosemont and Villanova
- Ward 8 – Ardmore and Wynnewood
- Ward 10 – Haverford
- Ward 11 – Rosemont and Villanova
[…] However, no areas of Lower Merion will be included in the 194th District if the proposed map of the Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission is […]