28 April - 18 May 1859
Result
An election was held in Rochester on 28 April - 18 May 1859 to elect a member of parliament for the constituency . The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Liberal |
Philip Wykeham-Martin *665 | 28.6 | |||
Liberal |
John Alexander Kinglake *662 | 28.5 | |||
Conservative |
George Henry Money 505 | 21.7 | |||
Conservative |
George Mitchell 493 | 21.2 | |||
Majority | 3 | 0.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,325 | 81.9 | |||
Liberal gain from Radical | |||||
Liberal gain from Radical |
* Denotes member of parliament standing for re-election
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