John Arthur Elston

Representative from California

HOUSEOTHER PARTY→REPUBLICAN1915–1923ID E000161

LegislationHEADLINE

19%with Dems

of 329 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

19%with Dems

of 329 · both combined

Steepest move

−23 pts

1917 → 1919

still a Republican

Changed parties

65th

O → R · first Congress under it

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 ↓19151921O→R · 65th

1921–2267th Congress

Sat as a Republican

2.2%with Democrats

of 46 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1917 → 1919, −23 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

Aug 20, 1921H.R. 8245No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Aug 17, 1921H.Res. 174No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 174), 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

Open roll call

Aug 17, 1921H.Res. 174No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Aug 3, 1921S. 674No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Aug 2, 1921H.R. 6611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Aug 2, 1921S. 1811No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Jul 28, 1921H.Res. 151No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Jul 27, 1921S.J.Res. 5No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 46 contested votes scored in the 67th 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

4 Congresses

64th · 191565th · 191767th · 1921

Other party · House · CA64th–64th

Republican · House · CA65th–67th

Term datesexact

John Arthur Elston

Representative from California

HOUSEO→R1915–19234 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

19.5%with Democrats

of 329 votes · 80.5% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested19%of 329 · combined

Steepest move−23 pts1917→19, as a Republican

Changed parties65thO→R

Career arc

100500O→R19151921

1921–22 · 67th · Republican · of 46 votes2.2%

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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 majorityNay

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 46 contested votes scored in the 67th

By policy area

career

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

Service record

64th · 191567th · 1921

Other party64th–64th

Republican65th–67th

Other party switchers

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