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House recorded vote (22nd Congress) · February 8, 1832
H.R. 208

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 208, BY STRIKING OUT "48,000" AND INSERTING INSTEAD, 45,000 AS RATIO OF REPRESENTATION. (P. 1766)

Amendment
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The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

02
The tally

The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.

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The people

Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.

The official record
  • This vote predates the chambers' digital roll-call records (Senate begins 1989, House 1990). It is reproduced from the official Journals of Congress as compiled by Voteview (UCLA).
The tally

How the vote fell · we worked out this outcome from the vote counts (see sources)

The measure itself

What was on the floor

Full text predates digital publication (GPO coverage begins with the 103rd Congress, 1993). The official description above is the recorded question. The original text lives in the printed Statutes at Large and the Journals of Congress.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on H.R. 208

January 30, 1832 · TO COMMIT H.R. 208 (MAY 19, 1862), A BILL REG… · 76–116 January 31, 1832 · TO AMEND H.R. 208, BY STRIKING OUT 48,000 AS … · 94–99 February 1, 1832 · TO STRIKE OUT FROM H.R. 208,48,000 AND INSERT… · 98–96 February 2, 1832 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE HOUSE AME… · 100–94 February 2, 1832 · TO RECOMMIT H.R. 208 TO THE SELECT COMM. WITH… · 32–161 February 7, 1832 · TO AMEND H.R. 208 BY STRIKING OUT 48,000 AND … · 88–102 February 7, 1832 · TO AMEND H.R. 208, BY STRIKING OUT "48,000" A… · 65–127 February 8, 1832 · TO AMEND H.R. 208, BY STRIKING OUT "48,000" A… · 71–116 February 8, 1832 · TO AMEND H.R. 208, BY SUBSTITUTING 44,400 FOR… · 98–97 February 8, 1832 · THAT H.R. 208 BE COMMITTED TO A SELECT COMMIT… · 66–123 February 13, 1832 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 208, BY STRIKIN… · 82–111 February 13, 1832 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 208, SO AS TO … · 48–139 February 14, 1832 · TO AMEND H.R. 208, BY ELIMINATING 44,400 AND … · 108–87 February 14, 1832 · TO TABLE A MOTION THAT H.R. 208 AND AMENDMENT… · 92–107 February 14, 1832 · TO AMEND A MOTION TO RECOMMIT H.R. 208 AND AM… · 56–141 February 14, 1832 · TO RECOMMIT H.R. 208 AND AMENDMENT TO A SELEC… · 105–91 February 15, 1832 · TO AMEND H.R. 208, BY STRIKING OUT 47,700 AND… · 80–115 February 15, 1832 · TO AMEND H.R. 208, BY STRIKING OUT 47,700 AND… · 61–129 February 15, 1832 · TO AMEND H.R. 208, BY CHANGING THE RATIO OF R… · 66–125 February 15, 1832 · TO AMEND (AN AMENDMENT) TO H.R. 208, BY STRIK… · 38–154 February 15, 1832 · TO CONCUR WITH THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 208, REP… · 119–75 February 16, 1832 · TO PASS H.R. 208 (APP. MAY 19, 1832), REGULAT… · 130–58 March 12, 1832 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 208 (MAY 29, 18… · 24–23 March 12, 1832 · ON ORDERING TO ENGROSSMENT AND THIRD READING … · 27–20 March 27, 1832 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE WHICH REJECTED THE AME… · 26–20 April 25, 1832 · TO AMEND H.R. 208 (4 STAT 516, MAY 22, 1832) … · 22–22 April 25, 1832 · TO AMEND H.R. 208, BY MAKING THE TOTAL NUMBER… · 19–22 April 25, 1832 · TO AMEND H.R. 208, BY GIVING TO EACH STATE TH… · 27–14 April 25, 1832 · ON ORDERING TO ENGROSSMENT AND 3RD READING, H… · 23–20 April 26, 1832 · TO PASS H.R. 208. (P. 866) · 20–18 May 17, 1832 · TO ORDER THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON DISAGREEING… · 105–69 May 17, 1832 · TO DISAGREE WITH SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 208… · 135–57 May 19, 1832 · TO RECEDE FROM SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 208 (… · 26–19
The map

How each state's members voted

In 3 states every member on the roll voted yes; in 8 every one voted no; 12 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its members voted.

  • All yes
  • All no
  • Split
  • No yes or no vote
  1. Alaska: no member on this roll call
  2. Maine: 0 yes, 6 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  3. Vermont: 4 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  4. New Hampshire: 2 yes, 3 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  5. Washington: no member on this roll call
  6. Idaho: no member on this roll call
  7. Montana: no member on this roll call
  8. North Dakota: no member on this roll call
  9. Minnesota: no member on this roll call
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 1 no
  11. Wisconsin: no member on this roll call
  12. Michigan: no member on this roll call
  13. New York: 13 yes, 19 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  15. Massachusetts: 12 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  16. Oregon: no member on this roll call
  17. Nevada: no member on this roll call
  18. Wyoming: no member on this roll call
  19. South Dakota: no member on this roll call
  20. Iowa: no member on this roll call
  21. Indiana: 0 yes, 3 no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 13 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 25 no
  24. New Jersey: 5 yes, 1 no
  25. Connecticut: 4 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  26. California: no member on this roll call
  27. Utah: no member on this roll call
  28. Colorado: no member on this roll call
  29. Nebraska: no member on this roll call
  30. Missouri: 0 yes, 1 no
  31. Kentucky: 8 yes, 1 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  32. West Virginia: no member on this roll call
  33. Virginia: 4 yes, 13 no, 5 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 5 yes, 1 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 1 no
  36. Arizona: no member on this roll call
  37. New Mexico: no member on this roll call
  38. Kansas: no member on this roll call
  39. Arkansas: no member on this roll call
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 8 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  41. North Carolina: 2 yes, 8 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  42. South Carolina: 1 yes, 7 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: no member on this roll call
  45. Louisiana: 1 yes, 2 no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 3 no
  48. Georgia: 5 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: no member on this roll call
  51. Florida: no member on this roll call

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

Delaware 0 yes, 1 no

Illinois 0 yes, 1 no

Missouri 0 yes, 1 no

Mississippi 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

New Hampshire 2 yes, 3 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Rhode Island 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 214 members

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