Rochester
6 January - 6 February 1835
An election was held in Rochester on 6 January - 6 February 1835 to elect a member of parliament for the constituency.
Prior to this election, the Whigs held one of the seats and the Tories held the other seat. At this election, the Whigs held their seat and gained the other seat from the Tories.
Ralph Bernal and Thomas Twisden Hodges were elected as the members of parliament for Rochester.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Whig |
Ralph Bernal *502 | 36.2 | |||
Whig |
Thomas Twisden Hodges 443 | 31.9 | |||
Conservative |
Charles Wellesley 442 | 31.9 | |||
Majority | 59 | 4.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,387 | 873.0 | |||
Whig gain from Tory | |||||
Whig hold |
* Denotes a 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 |
« 8 December 1832 - 8 January 1833 | 24 July - 18 August 1837 » |