Sen. Virginia Foxx, R-Watauga, who proposed Senate Bill 31, said creating single-member districts would allow more equal representation..
"There are some districts that are very tiny and others that are very large," she said.
"Redistricting will even out the population in each district and so only one member will be needed."
North Carolina has eight two-member Senate districts out of 42 and 18 two- or three-member House districts out of 98. Foxx's bill would create eight more Senate districts and 22 more House districts.
Orange County is in one of the multiple-member districts, electing two senators and two representatives.
Foxx said her proposal would not pose any redistricting problems because lawmakers have to redraw the districts anyway this session on the heels of last year's census.
She said districts with only one representative would be more beneficial to voters.
"Single-member districts would be easier for constituents because they know exactly who to contact," she said.
But Sen. Howard Lee, D-Orange, who represents a double-member district, said he would not the support the bill.