 Tuite stood for election for the same seat in 1830 but, faced with an alliance between his former opponents and criticism for his support of emancipation, he was "rather remiss" with canvassing and was defeated.At the 1831 election, he initially stood as a supporter of the Grey ministry's reform bill, but withdrew.He returned to parliament, again sitting for Westmeath, after the 1841 general election and held the seat until 1847, when he did not seek-relection.