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William Henry Kelsey
Representative from New YorkHOUSEREPUBLICAN1857–1871ID K000080
LegislationHEADLINE
11%with Dems
of 1,135 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
11%with Dems
of 1,135 · both combined
Steepest move
−6 pts
1867 → 1869
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 ↓185718631869
1869–7041st Congress
Sat as a Republican
8.3%with Democrats
of 397 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1867 → 1869, −6 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
Mar 3, 1871S. 1068LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1871H.R. 1450LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1871H.R. 2908LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 2908), 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
Mar 3, 1871noneLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1871noneLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1871H.J.Res. 467LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Mar 3, 1871S.J.Res. 187LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1871S. 647LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 2, 1871S. 969LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 397 contested votes scored in the 41st 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
3 Congresses35th · 185741st · 1869
Republican · House · NY35th–41st
Term datesexact