To elect a chaplain. Votes for MR. Tiffany are coded as 1, for MR. Reese as 2, for MR. Mueller as 5, for MR. Moffie as 6, for MR. Bullfinch as 7.

On Dec 14, 1842, the House voted 119–10. Result: passed. By party: Others 103–14, Democrats 55–25. 25 members voted against their own party.

During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.

Yes: 119
No: 10
Did not vote: 58
Date: Dec 14, 1842

By party

Democrats55 yes · 25 no · 25 didn’t vote
Others103 yes · 14 no · 32 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

George Smith Houston D-AL voted no
Reuben Chapman D-AL voted no
William Winter Payne D-AL voted no
Edward Cross D-AR voted no
Edward Junius Black D-GA voted no
Mark Anthony Cooper D-GA voted no
Linn Boyd D-KY voted no
William Orlando Butler D-KY voted no
John Bennett Dawson D-LA voted no
John Cummins Edwards D-MO voted no
John Miller D-MO voted no
Jacob Thompson D-MS voted no
Archibald Hunter Arrington D-NC voted no
Peter Newhard D-PA voted no
George May Keim D-PA voted no
John Snyder D-PA voted no
Albert Gallatin Marchand D-PA voted no
John Campbell D-SC voted no
James Rogers D-SC voted no
Patrick Calhoun Caldwell D-SC voted no
Abraham Mcclellan 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

Voted present

Charles Hudson O-MA

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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