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Result

An election was held in Rochester on 29 June - 22 July 1841 to elect a member of parliament for the constituency . The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate		Votes	%
	Douglas James Douglas Stoddart James Douglas Stoddart Douglas Conservative	541	26.7
	Bodkin WIlliam WIlliam Bodkin Conservative	499	24.6
	Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound William William Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound Whig	497	24.5
	Dashwood Francis Francis Dashwood Whig	489	24.1
	Majority	42	2.1
	Turnout	2,026	89.5
	Conservative gain from Radical
	Conservative gain from Whig

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

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