MPs for the West Riding: 1841

In the Poll for MPs for the West Riding of 1841, the Halifax Polling District comprised 17 townships

• Barkisland [53 voters]
• Elland-cum-Greetland [165 voters]
• Fixby [6 voters]
• Halifax [351 voters]
• Hipperholme-cum-Brighouse [155 voters]
• Norland [31 voters]
• Northowram [179 voters]
• Ovenden [222 voters]
• Rastrick [71 voters]
• Rishworth [42 voters]
• Shelf [68 voters]
• Skircoat [84 voters]
• Southowram [102 voters]
• Sowerby [97 voters]
• Soyland [60 voters]
• Stainland [114 voters]
• Warley [97 voters]

with a total of 1897 voters.

The result was

• Hon John Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie 13,165 votes
• Edmund Denison [1841-1847] 12,780
• Lord Milton 12,080
• Lord Morpeth 12,031

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