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Result

An election was held in Rochester on 24 July - 18 August 1837 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	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 member of parliament standing for re-election

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