Prior to the 2010 Census, all of Scotch Plains had been part of the 7th Congressional District, a change made by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government , p. 64, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed May 22, 2015. The redistricting plan that went into effect in 2013 put 1,091 residents from the extreme northernmost portion of the township into the 7th District, with the remaining 22,419 put into the 12th District.Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.New Jersey Congressional Districts 2012-2012: Scotch Plains Map, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed February 1, 2020.
Prior to the 2010 Census, all of Scotch Plains had been part of the 7th Congressional District, a change made by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government , p. 64, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed May 22, 2015. The redistricting plan that went into effect .in 2013 put 1,091 residents from the extreme northernmost portion of the township into the 7th District, with the remaining 22,419 put into the 12th District.Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redist,ricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.New Jersey Congressional Districts 2012-2012: Scotch Plains Map New Jersey Department of State. Accessed February 1, 2020.