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Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 13th Congress were held at different dates in the various states between August 3 1812 (in Kentucky) and April 30 1813 (in North Carolina). The Congress convened on May 24 1813.A significant expansion in the size of the House occurred as a result of population increases revealed in the 1810 Census. The largest number of new seats were created to accommodate the rapid settlement of Western territories.

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