Contents

Result

An election was held in Rochester on 29 July - 26 August 1847 to elect a member of parliament for the constituency . The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate		Votes	%
	Bernal Ralph Ralph Bernal Whig	637	29.2
	Hodges Thomas Twisden Thomas Twisden Hodges Whig	617	28.3
	Bodkin William William Bodkin * Conservative	464	21.3
	Dogulas James Douglas Stoddart James Douglas Stoddart Dogulas * Conservative	462	21.2
	Majority	20	0.9
	Turnout	2,180	75.1
	Whig gain from Conservative
	Whig gain from Conservative

* Denotes member of parliament standing for re-election

To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.

Previous election	Next election
« 29 June - 22 July 1841	7 - 31 July 1852 »