162nd Virginia General Assembly

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|name=162nd Virginia General Assembly

|chamber1_leader3=Tommy Norment (R)

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| {{Color box|#f20a02|border=darkgray}} Republican (51)

| {{Color box|#1100ff|border=darkgray}} Democratic (45)

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|chamber2_leader3= Don Scott (D)

|chamber2_leader3_type= House Minority Leader

|chamber2_leader2= Terry Kilgore (R)

|chamber2_leader2_type= House Majority Leader

|chamber2_leader1= Todd Gilbert (R)

|chamber2_leader1_type= Speaker of the House

|membership2=100|chamber2= Virginia House of Delegates

|chamber1_leader3_type= Senate Minority Leader

|before=161st

|chamber1_leader2= Dick Saslaw (D)

|chamber1_leader2_type= Senate Majority Leader

|control1={{Unbulleted list|class=nowrap

| {{Color box|#1100ff|border=darkgray}} Democratic (22)

| {{Color box|#f20a02|border=darkgray}} Republican (18)

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|membership1= 40

|chamber1_leader1= Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears (R)

|chamber1_leader1_type= President of the Senate

|chamber1= Senate of Virginia

|term_start= January 12, 2022

|after= 163rd

|image=File:Richmond_Virginia_Capitol.jpg

| chamber1_image = Virginia Senate 2023.svg

| chamber2_image = Virginia House of Delegates (2021).svg

|term_end= January 10, 2024

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The 162nd Virginia General Assembly, consisting of members who were elected in both the House election in 2021 and the Senate election in 2019, convened on January 12, 2022. The legislature is the first since the 156th Assembly ended in 2012 to be of divided party control, with Republicans again controlling the House of Delegates and Democrats holding the Senate.{{Cite web|title=With judges’ ruling in recount, GOP cements two-seat majority in Virginia House of Delegates|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/with-judges-e2-80-99-ruling-in-recount-gop-cements-two-seat-majority-in-virginia-house-of-delegates/ar-AARCtR3|access-date=2021-12-13|website=www.msn.com}}

Membership

On November 14, 2021, the incoming Republican majority in the House unanimously nominated Delegate Todd Gilbert (R-Shenandoah) for Speaker of the House of Delegates and Delegate Terry Kilgore (R-Scott County) for Majority Leader. Both confirmations by the full body are pending as of {{Currentdate}}.{{Cite web|agency=Associated Press|title=Del. Todd Gilbert Nominated as Speaker of Virginia House of Delegates|url=https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/del-todd-gilbert-nominated-as-speaker-of-virginia-house-of-delegates/2882444/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-13|website=NBC4 Washington|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115012511/https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/del-todd-gilbert-nominated-as-speaker-of-virginia-house-of-delegates/2882444/ |archive-date=2021-11-15 }}

For the third consecutive time since the beginning of the 160th Assembly in 2018, a record number of women are serving in the legislature: 34 in the House and 11 in the Senate, with the House having seen an increase of four women from the 161st Assembly.