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On Jun 3, 1840, the House voted 104–65 (S 135). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 49–46, Others 55–19. 46 members voted against their own party.

During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.

Yes: 104
No: 65
Did not vote: 86
Date: Jun 3, 1840

By party

Democrats49 yes · 46 no · 32 didn’t vote
Others55 yes · 19 no · 54 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Reuben Chapman D-AL voted no
Edward Cross D-AR voted no
John Reynolds D-IL voted no
Zadok Casey D-IL voted no
John Wesley Davis D-IN voted no
John Carr D-IN voted no
Tilghman Ashurst Howard D-IN voted no
Linn Boyd D-KY voted no
Henry Williams D-MA voted no
Philip Francis Thomas D-MD voted no
John Tolley Hood Worthington D-MD voted no
Nathan Clifford D-ME voted no
Albert Smith D-ME voted no
Virgil Delphini Parris D-ME voted no
Hugh Johnston Anderson D-ME voted no
Joshua Adams Lowell D-ME voted no
Thomas Davee D-ME voted no
Isaac Edwin Crary D-MI voted no
John Jameson D-MO voted no
John Miller D-MO voted no
Jacob Thompson D-MS voted no
Edmund Burke D-NH voted no
Ira Allen Eastman D-NH voted no
Joseph Kille D-NJ voted no
James De La Montanya D-NY voted no
Nathaniel Jones D-NY voted no
Augustus Cincinnatus Hand D-NY voted no
John Holmes Prentiss D-NY voted no
Judson Allen D-NY voted no
Stephen Banks Leonard D-NY voted no
Meredith Mallory D-NY voted no
Alexander Duncan D-OH voted no
Isaac Parrish D-OH voted no
George Sweeny D-OH voted no
Henry Swearingen D-OH voted no
George May Keim D-PA voted no
George Mcculloch D-PA voted no
David Petrikin D-PA voted no
William Beatty D-PA voted no
Sampson Hale Butler D-SC voted no
Abraham Mcclellan D-TN voted no
Julius W. Blackwell D-TN voted no
Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN voted no
Harvey Magee Watterson D-TN voted no
Aaron Venable Brown D-TN voted no
Cave Johnson D-TN voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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