How are the people in the house of representatives elected?

Answer 1

The number of representative in the U.S. House of Representatives is fixed at 435. Every 10 years the U.S. Census Bureau takes a census of the population in each state. The 435 representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives is then reapportioned among the 50 states based on the population in each state. Representatives are elected for two-year terms from legislative districts each state. Based on the 2010 Census the number of representative in the U.S. House of Representatives by state are: Alabama - 7, Alaska - 1, Arizona - 9, Arkansas - 4, California - 53, Colorado -7, Connecticut - 5, Delaware - 1, Florida - 27, Georgia - 14, Hawaii - 2, Idaho - 2, Illinois - 18, Indiana - 9, Iowa - 4, Kansas - 4, Kentucky - 6, Louisiana - 6, Maine - 2, Maryland - 8, Massachusetts - 9, Michigan - 14, Minnesota - 8, Mississippi - 4, Missouri - 8, Montana - 1, Nebraska - 3, Nevada - 4, New Hampshire 2, New Jersey - 12, New Mexico - 3, New York - 27, North Carolina - 13, North Dakota - 1, Ohio - 16, Oklahoma - 5, Oregon - 5, Pennsylvania - 18, Rhode Island - 2, South Carolina - 7, South Dakota - 1, Tennessee - 9, Texas - 36, Utah - 4, Vermont - 1, Virginia - 11, Washington - 10, West Virginia - 3, Wisconsin - 8, and Wyoming - 1.

Answer 2

The people are elected by the Australian population through a system called preferential voting.

Answer 3

Members to the house of representatives are elected in their home states. The people choose from candidates in each state, then those candidates represent the state in Washington.

Answer 4

Easy they are selected by state votes as in the Senate and House of Reps. Senate numbers are always 100, 2 per state, but the House of Reps, they are decided by population. The people vote.