| Legislature: | 67th North Dakota Legislative Assembly |
| Coa Pic: | Great Seal of North Dakota.svg |
| House Type: | Lower house |
| Term Limits: | Two four-year terms |
| New Session: | January 5, 2023 |
| Leader1 Type: | Speaker |
| Leader1: | Dennis Johnson (R) |
| Election1: | December 5, 2022 |
| Leader2 Type: | Majority Leader |
| Leader2: | Mike Lefor (R) |
| Election2: | December 5, 2022 |
| Leader3 Type: | Minority Leader |
| Leader3: | Zac Ista (D-NPL) |
| Election3: | April 30, 2023 |
| Term Length: | 4 years |
| Authority: | Article IV, North Dakota Constitution |
| Salary: | $148/session day + per diem |
| Members: | 94 |
| Structure1: | North Dakota_House Of Representatives_2022.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 250px |
| Political Groups1: | Majority Minority |
| Last Election1: | November 8, 2022 (46 seats) |
| Next Election1: | November 5, 2024 (48 seats) |
| Redistricting: | Legislative Control |
| Meeting Place: | House of Representatives Chamber North Dakota State Capitol Bismarck, North Dakota |
| Website: | North Dakota Legislative Assembly |
The North Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly and is larger than the North Dakota Senate.
North Dakota is divided into between 40 and 54 legislative districts apportioned by population as determined by the decennial census. The 2000 redistricting plan provided for 47 districts. As each district elects two Representatives to the House, there are currently 94 representatives in the House.
Representatives serve four-year terms. Elections are staggered such that half the districts have elections every two years. Originally, the North Dakota Constitution limited members of the North Dakota House of Representatives to two-year terms, with all representatives standing for reelection at the same time. That practice continued until 1996, when the voters approved a constitutional amendment that changed the term for representatives to four-years with staggered terms. The amendment went into effect July 1, 1997, and was first applied in the 1998 elections.[1] [2] Every two years half the districts elect both their representatives by block voting. In the 2022 North Dakota elections, a ballot measure passed with 63.4% of the vote creating term limits of eight years in the North Dakota House, which was put into effect starting January 2023.[3]
The House Chamber is located in the North Dakota State Capitol in Bismarck, North Dakota.
67th Legislative Assembly (2021–2023)
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Democratic-NPL | Vacant | |||
| 65th Legislative Assembly | 81 | 13 | 94 | 0 | |
| 66th Legislative Assembly | 78 | 15 | 93 | 1 | |
| 67th Legislative Assembly | 80 | 14 | 94 | 0 | |
| 68th Legislative Assembly | 82 | 12 | 94 | 0 | |
| Latest voting share | |||||
| Position | Name | Party | District | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 15 | ||||
| Republican | 37 | ||||
| Assistant Majority Leader | Republican | 30 | |||
| Republican | 13 | ||||
| Democratic–NPL | 43 | ||||
| Assistant Minority Leader | Democratic–NPL | 44 | |||
| Democratic–NPL | 9 | ||||
The below individuals are members of the North Dakota House of Representatives for the 68th Legislative Assembly (2023–2025).[4]
See main article: Political party strength in North Dakota.