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Prior to this election, the Whigs held both of the seats. At this election, the Whigs held one seat and the Radicals gained the other seat from the Whigs.

Ralph Bernal and Thomas Hobhouse were elected as the members of parliament for Rochester.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate		Votes	%
	Bernal Ralph Ralph Bernal * Whig	489	26.9
	Hobhouse Thomas Thomas Hobhouse Radical	473	26.0
	Douglas James Douglas Stoddart James Douglas Stoddart Douglas Conservative	445	24.5
	Best Thomas Thomas Best Conservative	412	22.6
	Majority	16	0.9
	Turnout	1,819	90.0
	Radical gain from Whig
	Whig hold

* Denotes a member of parliament standing for re-election.

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