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New York's 36th congressional district was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York. It was created in 1903 as a result of the 1900 census. It was eliminated as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census. It was last represented by John LaFalce who was redistricted into the 32nd district.

Past components

1973–1983:

All of Niagara, Orleans

Parts of Erie, Monroe

1963–1973:

All of Wayne

Parts of Monroe

1953–1963:

All of Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Tompkins, Yates

1945–1953:

All of Onondaga

1913–1945:

All of Cayuga, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, Yates

1903–1913:

All of Erie and Parts of Buffalo

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District established March 4, 1903
De Alva S. Alexander (Buffalo)	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911	58th 59th 60th 61st	Redistricted from the 33rd district and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Lost re-election.
Charles B. Smith (Buffalo)	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	62nd	Elected in 1910. Redistricted to the 41st district.
Sereno E. Payne (Auburn)	Republican	March 4, 1913 – December 10, 1914	63rd	Redistricted from the 31st district and re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914, but died before the new Congress began
Vacant		December 11, 1914 – November 1, 1915
Norman J. Gould (Seneca Falls)	Republican	November 2, 1915 – March 3, 1923	64th 65th 66th 67th	Elected to finish the vacant term Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Retired.
John Taber (Auburn)	Republican	March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1945	68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th	Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Redistricted to the 38th district.
Clarence E. Hancock (Syracuse)	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947	79th	Redistricted from the 35th district and re-elected in 1944. Retired.
R. Walter Riehlman (Tully)	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953	80th 81st 82nd	Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 35th district.
John Taber (Auburn)	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th	Redistricted from the 38th district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Retired rather than face a redistricting contest
Frank Horton (Rochester)	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973	88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd	Redistricted from the 34th district and re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 34th district.
Henry P. Smith III (North Tonawanda)	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975	93rd	Redistricted from the 40th district and re-elected in 1972. Retired.
John LaFalce (Tonawanda)	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983	94th 95th 96th 97th	Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 32nd district.
District dissolved January 3, 1983

Election results

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
• Election Statistics 1920–present Clerk of the House of Representatives

• Congressional districts of New York (state)
• Former congressional districts of the United States
• 1903 establishments in New York (state)
• 1983 disestablishments in New York (state)
• Constituencies established in 1903
• Constituencies disestablished in 1983