William Henry Forney

Representative from Alabama

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1875–1893ID F000280

LegislationHEADLINE

93%with Dems

of 1,945 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

93%with Dems

of 1,945 · both combined

Steepest move

−3 pts

1889 → 1891

still a Democrat

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 ↓187518811887

1891–9252nd Congress

Sat as a Democrat

89.3%with Democrats

of 112 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1889 → 1891, −3 pts — while still a Democrat.

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

Mar 2, 1893H.Res. 9612No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Mar 1, 1893S. 1312No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Mar 1, 1893S. 2566No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 2566), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored

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Mar 1, 1893H.R. 7845No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Feb 28, 1893noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Feb 27, 1893H.R. 9350No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Feb 27, 1893noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Feb 24, 1893noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 112 contested votes scored in the 52nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.

Service record

9 Congresses

44th · 187552nd · 1891

Democrat · House · AL44th–52nd

Term datesexact

William Henry Forney

Representative from Alabama

HOUSED1875–18939 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

92.8%with Democrats

of 1,945 votes · 7.2% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested93%of 1,945 · combined

Steepest move−3 pts1889→91, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050018751891

1891–92 · 52nd · Democrat · of 112 votes89.3%

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Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.

Democratic majorityYea

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

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Latest 6 shown · 112 contested votes scored in the 52nd

By policy area

career

The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls.

Service record

44th · 187552nd · 1891

Democrat44th–52nd

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40th Wesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105th Ben Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th