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Result

An election was held in Rochester on 7 - 31 July 1852 to elect a member of parliament for the constituency . The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate		Votes	%
	Villiers Francis Child Francis Child Villiers Conservative	584	26.7
	Maddock Thomas Herbert Thomas Herbert Maddock Conservative	581	26.6
	Bernal Ralph Ralph Bernal * Whig	514	23.5
	Hodges Thomas Twisden Thomas Twisden Hodges * Whig	507	23.2
	Majority	3	0.1
	Turnout	2,186	86.1
	Conservative gain from Whig
	Conservative gain from Whig

* 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.

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