The Los Angeles Common Council was the predecessor of the Los Angeles, California, City Council. It was formed in 1850 under state law, when the city had only 1,610 residents, and it existed until 1889, when the city had about 50,400 residents and a city charter was put into effect.
From 1850 through 1869, council members were elected at large under a first-past-the-post voting system, in which the top vote-getters were seated. From 1870 they wer...
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The Los Angeles Common Council was the predecessor of the Los Angeles, California, City Council. It was formed in 1850 under state law, when the city had only 1,610 residents, and it existed until 1889, when the city had about 50,400 residents and a city charter was put into effect.
From 1850 through 1869, council members were elected at large under a first-past-the-post voting system, in which the top vote-getters were seated. From 1870 they were elected by electoral districts called wards.
The dates in the headers reflect the years of installation of the incoming councils.
City population in 1850: 1,610.
Election: July 1, 1850. / Term: July 3, 1850 to May 7, 1851.
Election: May 5, 1851. / Term: May 7, 1851, to May 4, 1852.
Election: May 3, 1852. / Term: May 4, 1852, to May 3, 1853.
Election: May 1, 1853. Term: May 3, 1853, to May 4, 1854.
Election: May 1, 1854. / Term: May 4, 1854, to May 9, 1855.
"At Councilman Lewis Granger's proposal at the May 4 session, the minutes of the...
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