Senate roll call 52 · 14th Congress · Mar 20, 1816
To amend a constitutional resolution by eliminating the section which provides for the division of each state into as many districts as there are electors from
On Mar 20, 1816, the Senate voted 12–20. Result: failed. By party: Others 12–20.
During the 14th Congress (1815–1816), James Madison was president.
- Yes
- 12
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Mar 20, 1816
By party
- Others12 yes · 20 no · 12 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Samuel Whittlesey Dana O-CT
- Charles Tait O-GA
- William Wyatt Bibb O-GA
- William Taylor Barry O-KY
- James Jefferson Wilson O-NJ
- Nathan Sanford O-NY
- Benjamin Ruggles O-OH
- Abner Lacock O-PA
- Jonathan Roberts O-PA
- John Gaillard O-SC
- Armistead Thomson Mason O-VA
- James Barbour O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- David Daggett O-CT
- Outerbridge Horsey O-DE
- William Hill Wells O-DE
- Isham Talbot O-KY
- Eligius Fromentin O-LA
- James Brown O-LA
- Joseph Bradley Varnum O-MA
- Robert Henry Goldsborough O-MD
- James Turner O-NC
- Nathaniel Macon O-NC
- Jeremiah Mason O-NH
- Thomas Weston Thompson O-NH
- John Condit O-NJ
- Rufus King O-NY
- Jeremiah Morrow O-OH
- Jeremiah Brown Howell O-RI
- William Hunter O-RI
- John Williams O-TN
- Dudley Chase O-VT
- Isaac Tichenor O-VT
Did not vote
- George Michael Troup O-GA
- James Noble O-IN
- Waller Taylor O-IN
- Martin D. Hardin O-KY
- Christopher Gore O-MA
- Eli Porter Ashmun O-MA
- Alexander Contee Hanson O-MD
- Robert Goodloe Harper O-MD
- Montfort Stokes O-NC
- John Taylor O-SC
- William Smith O-SC
- George Washington Campbell O-TN
Other votes
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