To elect a speaker. Votes for robert winthrop are coded 1; for linn boyd, 2; for MC clelland, 5; for MC clernand, 6; all others, 8.

On Dec 6, 1847, the House voted 109–5. Result: passed. By party: Others 111–0, Democrats 80–18. 18 members voted against their own party.

During the 30th Congress (1847–1848), James K. Polk was president.

Yes: 109
No: 5
Did not vote: 27
Date: Dec 6, 1847

By party

Others111 yes · 0 no · 11 didn’t vote
Democrats80 yes · 18 no · 15 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Thompson D-IA voted no
John Wentworth D-IL voted no
William Watson Wick D-IN voted no
Ephraim Knight Smart D-ME voted no
Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
Kinsley Scott Bingham D-MI voted no
Charles Hazen Peaslee D-NH voted no
James Hutchins Johnson D-NH voted no
Joseph E. Edsall D-NJ voted no
Frederick William Lord D-NY voted no
Timothy Jenkins D-NY voted no
George Anson Starkweather D-NY voted no
David Wilmot D-PA voted no
Benjamin Babock Thurston D-RI voted no
Richard Franklin Simpson D-SC voted no
Joseph Addison Woodward D-SC voted no
William Gay Brown D-VA voted no
Lucius Benedict Peck D-VT 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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