United States House election, 1818
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The U.S. House election, 1818 was an election for the United States House of Representatives
to the Sixteenth United States Congress. Voting in the various states was held between April 1818 (New York)
and September 1819 (Alabama). The Congress assembled on December 6, 1819.
The election occurred in a time period that featured no pressing federal issues and a feeling of national consensus to the effectiveness of the ruling party. The Federalist collapse continued, as support for the party was dismal outside of New England
due to a decline in an acceptance of their ideology and lingering anger over the secessionist doctrine produced at the Hartford Convention
. The Democratic-Republicans used this election to increase their enormous majority.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
to the Sixteenth United States Congress. Voting in the various states was held between April 1818 (New York)
United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1818
The 1818 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held from April 28 to 30, 1818, to elect 27 U.S. Representatives to represent the State of New York in the United States House of Representatives of the 16th United States Congress....
and September 1819 (Alabama). The Congress assembled on December 6, 1819.
The election occurred in a time period that featured no pressing federal issues and a feeling of national consensus to the effectiveness of the ruling party. The Federalist collapse continued, as support for the party was dismal outside of New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
due to a decline in an acceptance of their ideology and lingering anger over the secessionist doctrine produced at the Hartford Convention
Hartford Convention
The Hartford Convention was an event spanning from December 15, 1814–January 4, 1815 in the United States during the War of 1812 in which New England's opposition to the war reached the point where secession from the United States was discussed...
. The Democratic-Republicans used this election to increase their enormous majority.
Overall results
| Party | Total seats |
Change | Seat percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republicans Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
160 | +14 | 86.0% |
| Federalists Federalist Party (United States) The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801... |
26 | -13 | 14.0% |
| Totals | 186 | +1 | 100% |
External links
- http://clerk.house.gov/histHigh/Congressional_History