57th Delaware General Assembly

57th Delaware General Assembly
56th 58th
Overview
Legislative bodyDelaware General Assembly
TermJanuary 1, 1833 (1833-01-01) – January 6, 1835 (1835-01-06)

The 57th Delaware General Assembly (1833–1835) was a meeting of the legislative branch of the state government, consisting of the Delaware Senate and the Delaware House of Representatives. Elections were held the first Tuesday of after November 1 and terms began on the first Tuesday in January. It met in Dover, convening January 1, 1833, two weeks before the beginning of the first and second year of the administration of Governor Caleb P. Bennett.

The apportionment of seats was permanently assigned to three senators and seven representatives for each of the three counties. Population of the county did not effect the number of delegates. Both chambers had a Whig majority.