2022 Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title VIII - Elections
Chapter 57 - Congressional, Councillor and Senatorial Districts, and Apportionment of Representatives
Section 2 - Division of State Into Councillor Districts

[ Text of section effective until November 22, 2021. For text effective November 22, 2021, see below.]

  Section 2. For the purpose of choosing councillors until the next apportionment, the commonwealth shall be divided, conformably with the constitution, into the following 8 councillor districts:

  First.--Consisting of the First Bristol and Plymouth; Second Bristol and Plymouth; Cape and Islands; Plymouth and Barnstable; and First Plymouth and Bristol senatorial districts.

  Second.--Consisting of the Bristol and Norfolk; Second Middlesex and Norfolk; Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex; Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth; and Norfolk and Suffolk senatorial districts.

  Third.--Consisting of the Third Middlesex; Fourth Middlesex; First Middlesex and Norfolk; Middlesex and Worcester; and Second Suffolk and Middlesex senatorial districts.

  Fourth.--Consisting of the Norfolk and Plymouth; Second Plymouth and Bristol; Plymouth and Norfolk; First Suffolk; and Second Suffolk senatorial districts.

  Fifth.--Consisting of the First Essex; Second Essex; First Essex and Middlesex; Second Essex and Middlesex; and First Middlesex senatorial districts.

  Sixth.--Consisting of the Third Essex; Second Middlesex; Fifth Middlesex; Middlesex and Suffolk; and First Suffolk and Middlesex senatorial districts.

  Seventh.--Consisting of the First Worcester; Second Worcester; Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex; Worcester and Middlesex; and Worcester and Norfolk senatorial districts.

  Eighth.--Consisting of the Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden; Hampden; First Hampden and Hampshire; Second Hampden and Hampshire; and Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester senatorial districts.

Chapter 57: Section 2. Division of state into councillor districts

[ Text of section as amended by 2021, 92, Sec. 1 effective November 22, 2021. For text effective until November 22, 2021, see above.]

  Section 2. For the purpose of choosing councillors until the next apportionment, the commonwealth shall be divided, conformably with the constitution, into the following 8 councillor districts:

  First -- Consisting of the following senatorial districts: Cape and Islands; First Bristol and Plymouth; Second Bristol and Plymouth; Third Bristol and Plymouth; and Plymouth and Barnstable.

  Second -- Consisting of the following senatorial districts: Bristol and Norfolk; Middlesex and Norfolk; Norfolk, Plymouth and Bristol; Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex; and Second Plymouth and Norfolk.

  Third -- Consisting of the following senatorial districts: Third Middlesex; Fourth Middlesex; Middlesex and Worcester; Norfolk and Middlesex; and Suffolk and Middlesex.

  Fourth -- Consisting of the following senatorial districts: Norfolk and Plymouth; Norfolk and Suffolk; First Plymouth and Norfolk; First Suffolk; and Second Suffolk.

  Fifth -- Consisting of the following senatorial districts: First Essex; Second Essex; First Essex and Middlesex; Second Essex and Middlesex; and First Middlesex.

  Sixth -- Consisting of the following senatorial districts: Third Essex; Second Middlesex; Fifth Middlesex; Middlesex and Suffolk; and Third Suffolk.

  Seventh -- Consisting of the following senatorial districts: First Worcester; Second Worcester; Worcester and Hampden; Worcester and Hampshire; and Worcester and Middlesex.

  Eighth -- Consisting of the following senatorial districts: Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire; Hampden; Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester; Hampden and Hampshire; and Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester.