The number of Representatives a state gets is directly proportional to is population as indicated in the most recent Census.
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the census determines the nuber of rep.s for house.
The US has a census every ten years to get the information needed to asign seats in the House of Representatives to each of the states.
Louisiana had 7 representatives in the US House of Representatives in 2005.However, in the reapportionment that followed the US Census of 2010, it lost one Congressional District. That meant it lost one representative. So, Louisiana will have 6 representatives from 2010 until the next Census and reapportionment in 2020, when there may or may not be another change.
The Florida House of Representatives itself has 120 members. The 'Apportionment Bill' permits the US House of Representativesto have a number of representatives from each state proportionate to the size of its population, with a minimum of one member from each state. Based on the 2000 census, Florida has 25Representatives in the US House of Representatives. Predictions have been made for the 2010 census, and the expectation is that Florida, due to increasing population, will gain two more seats in the US House of Representatives. For map of states showing apportionments, including Florida, see 'Related Links' below.
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