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William Henry Calkins
Representative from IndianaHOUSEREPUBLICAN1877–1885ID C000048
LegislationHEADLINE
13%with Dems
of 636 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
13%with Dems
of 636 · both combined
Steepest move
−5 pts
1881 → 1883
still a Republican
Career arc
Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.
100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓18771883
1883–8448th Congress
Sat as a Republican
4.9%with Democrats
of 61 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1881 → 1883, −5 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below
Votes
Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, usually a bill number, how they voted and which side that matched — nothing is filled in by hand.
DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Jul 5, 1884H.R. 7069LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jul 5, 1884H.R. 3962LEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Jul 5, 1884H.R. 6770LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 6770), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Republican majority
Jul 5, 1884H.R. 6770LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jul 5, 1884H.R. 3962LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Jul 5, 1884H.R. 5667LEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Jul 3, 1884H.R. 5667LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jul 3, 1884H.R. 5667LEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Jul 3, 1884H.R. 5667LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 61 contested votes scored in the 48th CongressAll votes this Congress →
By policy area
career · legislationThe record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.
Service record
4 Congresses45th · 187748th · 1883
Republican · House · IN45th–48th
Term datesexact