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Data Last Updated: 1 March 2024
Application Last Amended: 11 January 2024
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Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | 10 August 1832 | 14 November 1834 | |
First Secretary to the Admiralty | 27 April 1835 | 4 October 1839 | |
Chancellor of the Exchequer | 6 July 1846 | 21 February 1852 | |
President of the Board of Control | 30 December 1852 | 3 March 1855 | |
First Lord of the Admiralty | 13 March 1855 | 8 March 1858 | |
Secretary of State for India | 18 June 1859 | 16 February 1866 | |
Lord Privy Seal | 6 July 1870 | 17 February 1874 |
Elections fought
May 1831 | Wareham | Whig | Unopposed | ||
2 May 1831 | Bere Alston | ||||
14 December 1832 | Halifax | Whig | 235 | 47.76 | |
8 January 1835 | Halifax | Whig | 336 | 55.91 | |
27 July 1837 | Halifax | Whig | 487 | 61.41 | |
3 July 1841 | Halifax | Whig | 383 | 54.40 | |
6 July 1846 Resignation of Charles Wood on appointment as Chancellor of the Exchequer. | |||||
9 July 1846 | Halifax | Whig | Unopposed | ||
30 July 1847 | Halifax | Whig | 507 | 61.53 | |
8 July 1852 | Halifax | Whig | 596 | 53.89 | |
30 December 1852 Resignation of Rt Hon Sir Charles Wood, Bt on appointment as President of the Board of Control. | |||||
5 January 1853 | Halifax | Whig | 592 | 52.95 | |
March 1855 Resignation of Rt Hon Sir Charles Wood, Bt on appointment as First Lord of the Admiralty. | |||||
3 March 1855 | Halifax | Whig | Unopposed | ||
28 March 1857 | Halifax | Whig | 714 | 50.18 | |
29 April 1859 | Halifax | Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
18 June 1859 Resignation of Rt Hon Sir Charles Wood, Bt on appointment as Secretary of State for India. | |||||
28 June 1859 | Halifax | Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
12 July 1865 | Ripon | Liberal Party | 215 | 74.39 | |
21 February 1866 Resignation of Sir Charles Wood, Bt. He was then immediately elevated to the Peerage - Viscount Halifax. |