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Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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| President of the Board of Local Government | 1885 | 1886 | |
| Secretary for Scotland | 5 August 1886 | 11 March 1887 | |
| Chief Secretary for Ireland | 7 March 1887 | 9 November 1891 | |
| First Lord of the Treasury | 6 October 1891 | 15 August 1892 | |
| Leader of the House of Commons | 6 October 1891 | 15 August 1892 | |
| Lord Privy Seal | 11 July 1902 | 17 October 1903 | |
| Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury | 12 July 1902 | 5 December 1905 | |
| Leader of HM Opposition | 5 December 1905 | 13 November 1911 | |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | 25 May 1915 | 10 December 1916 | |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | 10 December 1916 | 23 October 1919 | |
| Lord President of the Council | 23 October 1919 | 19 October 1922 | |
| Lord President of the Council | 27 April 1925 | 4 June 1929 |
Elections fought
| 30 January 1874 |  | Hertford | Conservative Party | Unopposed | |
| 1 April 1880 | | Hertford | Conservative Party | 564 | 58.51 |
| 1885 Resignation of Arthur Balfour on appointment as President of the Board of Local Government. | |||||
| 29 June 1885 | | Hertford | Conservative Party | Unopposed | |
| 26 November 1885 | | Manchester East | Conservative Party | 4,536 | 55.00 |
| 2 July 1886 | | Manchester East | Conservative Party | 4,160 | 54.19 |
| 5 August 1886 Resignation of Rt Hon Arthur Balfour on appointment as Secretary for Scotland. | |||||
| 11 August 1886 | | Manchester East | Conservative Party | Unopposed | |
| 6 July 1892 | | Manchester East | Conservative Party | 5,147 | 52.01 |
| 6 July 1895 Resignation of Rt Hon Arthur Balfour on appointment as First Lord of the Treasury. | |||||
| 1 July 1895 | | Manchester East | Conservative Party | Unopposed | |
| 13 July 1895 | | Manchester East | Conservative Party | 5,386 | 53.88 |
| 2 October 1900 | | Manchester East | Conservative Party | 5,803 | 63.40 |
| 13 January 1906 | | Manchester East | Conservative Party | 4,423 | 40.86 |
| 27 February 1906 | | City of London | Conservative Party | 15,474 | 78.92 |
| 17 January 1910 | | City of London | Conservative Party | 17,907 | 79.88 |
| 2 December 1910 | | City of London | Conservative Party | Unopposed | |
| 14 December 1918 | | City of London | Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition | Unopposed | |
| 5 May 1922 Elevation of Rt Hon Arthur Balfour to the Peerage - Earl of Balfour. | |||||