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House roll call 1 · 97th Congress · Jan 5, 1981

To elect the speaker of the House Of Representatives. Votes for thomas p. O'neill JR., democrat, are represented by a "yes" vote, and votes for robert h. Miche

On Jan 5, 1981, the House voted 235–182. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 232–0, Republicans 3–182, Independents 1–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 3 members voted against their own party.

During the 97th Congress (1981–1982), Jimmy Carter was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes
235
No
182
Did not vote
24
Date
Jan 5, 1981

By party

  • Republicans3 yes · 182 no · 10 didn’t vote
  • Democrats232 yes · 0 no · 14 didn’t vote
  • Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To elect the speaker of the House Of…: House Vote, Jan 5, 1981,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/97-H-1/to-elect-the-speaker-of-the-house-of-representatives (accessed 2026-10-17).

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