23rd United States Congress

The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1830 United States census.

[data missing] The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this congress.

Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress.

Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election.

President of the Senate
Martin Van Buren
Senators' party membership by state at the opening of the 23rd Congress in March 1833.
2 Jacksonians
1 Jacksonian and 1 Anti-Jacksonian
2 Anti-Jacksonians
2 Nullifiers
President pro tempore
Hugh Lawson White
President pro tempore
George Poindexter
President pro tempore
John Tyler
Speaker of the House
Andrew Stevenson
Speaker of the House
John Bell