New York City's 41st City Council district
New York City's 41st City Council district | |
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| Government | |
| • Councilmember | . Darlene Mealy . D–Bedford-Stuyvesant |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 153,328 |
| Demographics | |
| • Black | 81% |
| • Hispanic | 14% |
| • White | 2% |
| • Asian | 1% |
| • Other | 2% |
| Registration | |
| • Democratic | 80.7% |
| • Republican | 3.1% |
| • No party preference | 13.8% |
| Registered voters (2021) 107,686[2] | |
New York City's 41st City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Darlene Mealy since 2022,[3] succeeding fellow Democrat Alicka Ampry-Samuel; Mealy defeated Ampry-Samuel in the 2021 Democratic primary.[4]
Geography[edit]
District 41 covers a series of predominantly Black neighborhoods in central and eastern Brooklyn, including parts of Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brownsville, East Flatbush, Crown Heights, and Ocean Hill.[5]
The district overlaps with Brooklyn Community Boards 3, 8, 9, 16, and 17, and with New York's 8th and 9th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, and 25th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 43rd, 54th, 55th, 56th, and 58th districts of the New York State Assembly.[6]
As of the 2010 Census, the district was over 80 percent Black, making it the district with the largest Black population in the city. Correspondingly, every councilmember to represent the district since its creation has been Black.
| Members | Party | Years served | Electoral history | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established January 1, 1992 | ||||
Enoch H. Williams (Brownsville) |
Democratic | January 1, 1992 – December 31, 1997 |
Redistricted from the 26th district and re-elected in 1991. Re-elected in 1993. Retired. | |
Tracy L. Boyland (Brownsville) |
Democratic | January 1, 1998 – December 31, 2005 |
Elected in 1997. Re-elected in 2001. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives. | |
Darlene Mealy (Bedford-Stuyvesant) |
Democratic | January 1, 2006 – December 31, 2017 |
Elected in 2005. Re-elected in 2009. Re-elected in 2013. Termed out. | |
.jpg) Alicka Ampry-Samuel (Brownsville) |
Democratic | January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2021 |
Elected in 2017. Lost renomination. | |
Darlene Mealy (Bedford-Stuyvesant) |
Democratic | January 1, 2022 – |
Elected in 2021. Re-elected in 2023. | |
Recent election results[edit]
2023 (redistricting)[edit]
Due to redistricting and the 2020 changes to the New York City Charter, councilmembers elected during the 2021 and 2023 City Council elections will serve two-year terms, with full four-year terms resuming after the 2025 New York City Council elections.[7]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Darlene Mealy (incumbent) | 2,806 | 61.4 | |
| Democratic | Iris McIntosh Green | 1,346 | 29.5 | |
| Democratic | Reginald Bowman | 234 | 5.1 | |
| Democratic | Joyce Shearin | 162 | 3.5 | |
| Write-in | 22 | 0.5 | ||
| Total votes | 4,570 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Darlene Mealy (incumbent) | 6,134 | 97.5 | |
| Write-in | 155 | 2.5 | ||
| Total votes | 6,289 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2021[edit]
In 2019, voters in New York City approved Ballot Question 1, which implemented ranked-choice voting in all local elections. Under the new system, voters have the option to rank up to five candidates for every local office. Voters whose first-choice candidates fare poorly will have their votes redistributed to other candidates in their ranking until one candidate surpasses the 50 percent threshold. If one candidate surpasses 50 percent in first-choice votes, then ranked-choice tabulations will not occur.[10]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Darlene Mealy | 8,849 | 57.3 | |
| Democratic | Alicka Ampry-Samuel (incumbent) | 6,507 | 42.1 | |
| Write-in | 91 | 0.6 | ||
| Total votes | 15,447 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Darlene Mealy | 15,911 | 95.5 | |
| Green | Scott Hutchins | 694 | 4.2 | |
| Write-in | 51 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 16,656 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2017[edit]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Alicka Ampry-Samuel | 3,385 | 31.2 | |
| Democratic | Henry Butler | 2,389 | 22.0 | |
| Democratic | Cory Provost | 1,214 | 11.2 | |
| Democratic | Moreen King | 922 | 8.5 | |
| Democratic | Deidre Olivera | 879 | 8.1 | |
| Democratic | Royston Antoine | 620 | 5.7 | |
| Democratic | Victor Jordan | 572 | 5.3 | |
| Democratic | David Miller | 527 | 4.9 | |
| Democratic | Leopold Cox | 313 | 2.9 | |
| Write-in | 17 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 10,838 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Alicka Ampry-Samuel | 17,520 | ||
| Working Families | Alicka Ampry-Samuel | 683 | ||
| Total | Alicka Ampry-Samuel | 18,203 | 95.5 | |
| Republican | Berneda Jackson | 469 | ||
| Conservative | Berneda Jackson | 138 | ||
| Total | Berneda Jackson | 607 | 3.2 | |
| Solutions | Christopher Carew | 227 | 1.2 | |
| Write-in | 24 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 19,061 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2013[edit]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Darlene Mealy (incumbent) | 7,607 | 66.3 | |
| Democratic | Kathleen Daniel | 2,284 | 19.9 | |
| Democratic | Stanley Kinard | 1,575 | 13.7 | |
| Write-in | 3 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 11,469 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Darlene Mealy | 17,165 | ||
| Working Families | Darlene Mealy | 413 | ||
| Total | Darlene Mealy (incumbent) | 17,578 | 97.3 | |
| Independence | Bilal Malik | 474 | 2.6 | |
| Write-in | 12 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 18,064 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- ^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- ^ "District 41 - Alicka Ampry-Samuel". New York City Council. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- ^ "Major Upset in NYC Council Race in Brownsville as Darlene Mealy is the Projected Winner over Alicka Ampry-Samuel". June 23, 2021.
- ^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- ^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- ^ Pazmino, Gloria (January 15, 2020). "Why the Census Means NYC Lawmakers Will Serve 2-Year Terms Instead of 4". www.ny1.com. New York 1. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ "2023 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 41st Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ "General Election 2023 - Member of the City Council, 41st Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 41st Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 41st Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 41st Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 41st Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- ^ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 41st Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 41st Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
