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British political faction
The Peelites, also called the Peel faction, were a breakaway political faction of the British Conservative Party from 1846 to 1859. Initially led by Robert
Peelite
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1834–1835; 1841–1846)
prime minister in 1846. Peel remained an influential MP and leader of the Peelite faction until his death in 1850. Peel often started from a traditional
Robert_Peel
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1846–1852, 1865–1866)
made up of Peelites, despite the fact that the Whigs contributed hundreds of MPs to the Government's support in the Commons, and the Peelites only around
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
John_Russell,_1st_Earl_Russell
split between Protectionist Tories, led by the Earl of Derby, and the Peelites who supported Lord Aberdeen made the formation of a majority government
1852 United Kingdom general election
1852_United_Kingdom_general_election
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1852 to 1855
Peelite politician and specialist in foreign affairs. He served as Prime Minister from 1852 until 1855 in a coalition between the Whigs and Peelites,
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
George_Hamilton-Gordon,_4th_Earl_of_Aberdeen
Government of the United Kingdom
of Lord Derby's minority government, the Whigs and Peelites formed a coalition under the Peelite leader George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
Aberdeen_ministry
British political party (1859–1988)
20th centuries. Beginning as an alliance of Whigs, free trade-supporting Peelites, and reformist Radicals in the 1850s, by the end of the 19th century, it
Liberal_Party_(UK)
Member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Colour key (for political parties): Whig Conservative Radical Peelite Liberal Labour Unionist National Labour National Liberal
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Secretary_of_State_for_Health_and_Social_Care
Scottish Unionists (2) National Labour (1) National Liberal (1) Peelite (1) 1 On 22 June 2026, Starmer announced his resignation as Prime Minister
List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom
List_of_prime_ministers_of_the_United_Kingdom
1678–1859 political party in the UK
Tories. The Whigs became the Liberal Party when the faction merged with the Peelites and Radicals in the 1850s. Many Whigs left the Liberal Party in 1886 over
Whigs (British political party)
Whigs_(British_political_party)
previous election. There is no separate tally of votes or seats for the Peelites. They did not contest elections as an organised party but more as independent
1859 United Kingdom general election
1859_United_Kingdom_general_election
Government of the United Kingdom
government. The Conservatives had been weakened by the defection of the Peelites, and many of the new Cabinet ministers were men of little experience. The
Who?_Who?_ministry
Political party in the United Kingdom
Notes Majority government (1841–1846); Opposition (1846–1847). Includes Peelites Opposition (1847–1852); Minority government (1852). Minority government
Conservative_Party_(UK)
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901
but Peel, some Tories (the free-trade oriented liberal conservative "Peelites"), most Whigs and Victoria supported it. Peel resigned in 1846, after the
Queen_Victoria
Conservative Conservative Peelite Peelite Peelite Liberal Liberal Tory Conservative Conservative Conservative Peelite Peelite Peelite Liberal Liberal Salisbury
List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (1832–1868) by region
List_of_United_Kingdom_Parliament_constituencies_(1832–1868)_by_region
Second Opium War. There is no separate tally of votes or seats for the Peelites. They did not contest elections as an organised party but more as independent
1857 United Kingdom general election
1857_United_Kingdom_general_election
Whig component in what developed into the Liberal Party. The Whig and Peelite Prime Ministers in the table below are regarded as having the support of
List of United Kingdom general elections
List_of_United_Kingdom_general_elections
Conservatives win the most seats but remain divided between Protectionists and Peelites. This allowed the Whigs, led by Prime Minister Lord John Russell, to retain
1847 United Kingdom general election
1847_United_Kingdom_general_election
British political party
Liberal Democrats England London Scotland Wales Defunct Liberal Party Peelite Radicals Social Democratic Party Whigs Media The Economist Financial Times
Liberal_Democrats_(UK)
British statesman (1784-1856)
January 1856) was a British Conservative statesman and a member of the Peelite faction after 1846. Born in London, Goulburn was the eldest son of a wealthy
Henry_Goulburn
British politician (1813–1886)
July 1813 – 15 February 1886) was a prominent British politician in the Peelite and Liberal parties during the middle of the 19th century. He is best remembered
Edward Cardwell, 1st Viscount Cardwell
Edward_Cardwell,_1st_Viscount_Cardwell
British colonial administrator (1807–1886)
of fixing their problems. In the summer of 1846, Trevelyan ordered the Peelite Relief Programmes, which had been operating since the early years of the
Sir Charles Trevelyan, 1st Baronet
Sir_Charles_Trevelyan,_1st_Baronet
light blue for a Conservative gain, orange for a Whig (including their Peelite allies) gain, green for Irish Repeal gain and grey for any other gain.
List of United Kingdom by-elections (1847–1857)
List_of_United_Kingdom_by-elections_(1847–1857)
British statesman (1809–1898)
minister in both of Peel's governments, and in 1846 joined the breakaway Peelite faction that merged into the new Liberal Party in 1859. He was chancellor
William_Ewart_Gladstone
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1950
Note (1837): McCalmont's Parliamentary Poll Book classifies Law as a Peelite between this election and that of 1847. Note (1841): McCalmont's Parliamentary
Cambridge University (constituency)
Cambridge_University_(constituency)
1835 UK political agreement
However, the Compact was formed in opposition to the Peelite faction, and some argue that it was the Peelites whose contribution to Liberal ideology played a
Lichfield_House_Compact
British statesman (1792–1861)
Minister. Those Conservatives who were loyal to Peel became known as the Peelites, they included Graham, the Earl of Aberdeen and William Ewart Gladstone
Sir_James_Graham,_2nd_Baronet
British Peelite and Member of Parliament (MP)
Peel, 3rd Baronet, GCB, PC, MP (4 May 1822 – 9 May 1895), was a British Peelite, Liberal and from 1884 until 1886 Conservative Member of Parliament (MP)
Sir_Robert_Peel,_3rd_Baronet
Topics referred to by the same term
may refer to: George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784–1860), Peelite politician and British prime minister George Hamilton-Gordon, 5th Earl
George_Hamilton-Gordon
Political party in the United Kingdom
1859, was descended from the Whigs, Radicals, Irish Independent Party and Peelites, while the SDP was a party created in 1981 by former Labour members, MPs
Liberal_Party_(UK,_1989)
Whig Peelite Liberal Conservative Whig Liberal *unseated on petition Conservative Peelite Liberal Conservative Whig Peelite Liberal
List of parliamentary constituencies in Northern Ireland
List_of_parliamentary_constituencies_in_Northern_Ireland
Douglas Peelite Archibald Douglas Peelite Comptroller of the Household South Wiltshire 11 January 1853 Sidney Herbert Peelite Sidney Herbert Peelite Secretary
List of ministerial by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom
List_of_ministerial_by-elections_to_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
the Tory Party and was its historical rival) as well as the Radical and Peelite tendencies. In the 2010 election, David Cameron formed a coalition government
Politics of the United Kingdom
Politics_of_the_United_Kingdom
the balance of power after the election (comparisons were made with the Peelite group—the ousted Conservative front bench of the late 1840s and 1850s);
1922 United Kingdom general election
1922_United_Kingdom_general_election
Political philosophy based on tradition
traditional Tories (by the Earl of Derby and Benjamin Disraeli) and the "Peelites" (led first by Peel himself, then by the Earl of Aberdeen). The split occurred
Conservatism
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1950
the stern unbending Tories". He first represented the university as a Peelite, supporting a former member for the constituency – the sometime Conservative
Oxford University (constituency)
Oxford_University_(constituency)
Political party in Ireland
independence by the defection of two of their leading members to a new Whig-Peelite government. After further defections, thirteen independents survived the
Independent_Irish_Party
English philosopher and physician (1632–1704)
Liberal Democrats England London Scotland Wales Defunct Liberal Party Peelite Radicals Social Democratic Party Whigs Media The Economist Financial Times
John_Locke
UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1801–1885
to a number of parties during his tenure. He was elected in 1847 as a Peelite and he was re-elected in 1852 as a Liberal pledged to form an independent
Athlone (UK Parliament constituency)
Athlone_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Palmerston MP for Tiverton 28 December 1852 6 February 1855 Whig Aberdeen (Peelite–Whig) Sir George Grey 2nd Baronet MP for Morpeth 8 February 1855 26 February
Home_Secretary
British politician and businessman
of the two members of parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme, elected as a Peelite. He was the second son of Thomas Christy of Essex, eldest son of Miller
Samuel_Christy-Miller
Most senior politician within the Liberal Democrats in the United Kingdom
The Land (song) Liberator (magazine) National Liberal Club Whig Party Peelites Liberal Party Scottish Liberal Party Coalition Coupon Independent Liberal
Leader of the Liberal Democrats
Leader_of_the_Liberal_Democrats
Irish politician (1815–1853)
(1815 – 19 September 1853) was an Irish Conservative and Peelite politician. Smyth became Peelite MP for Lisburn at a by-election in December 1852—caused
Roger_Johnson_Smyth
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832–1918
by-election Sir William Morison Whig 1851 by-election James Johnstone Peelite 1857 Viscount Melgund Whig 1859 Sir William Patrick Adam Liberal 1880 by-election
Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire
Clackmannanshire_and_Kinross-shire
leaders from 1801 to 1859. During the 19th century, the Whigs, Radicals and Peelites gradually evolved into the Liberal Party. The Liberal Party was formally
List of United Kingdom Whig and allied party leaders, 1801–1859
List_of_United_Kingdom_Whig_and_allied_party_leaders,_1801–1859
Lead minister of His Majesty's Treasury
Gladstone MP for Oxford University 28 December 1852 28 February 1855 Peelite Aberdeen (Peelite–Whig) George Cornewall Lewis MP for Radnor 28 February 1855 21
Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer
British politician and academic (1930–2021)
The Land (song) Liberator (magazine) National Liberal Club Whig Party Peelites Liberal Party Scottish Liberal Party Coalition Coupon Independent Liberal
Shirley_Williams
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1827 to 1828
Pittite, a Tory, a Canningite, a Whig, a Stanleyite, a Conservative, and a Peelite. Between 1818 and 1846 he was a member of every government except Wellington's
F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich
F._J._Robinson,_1st_Viscount_Goderich
British Poor Law Commissioner and Tory MP
January 1855) was a British Poor Law Commissioner and moderate Tory (later Peelite) MP. Lewis was the son of John Lewis and Anne Frankland, daughter of Sir
Thomas_Frankland_Lewis
Remains of political party
pro-protectionism Conservative Party in the UK after the breakaway of the free trade Peelite faction in 1846 over the repeal of the corn laws. Diverse conservative
Rump_party
Whig John Chichester Peelite Berkshire (Three members) Robert Palmer Conservative William Barrington Conservative Philip Pusey Peelite Berwickshire Francis
List of MPs elected in the 1847 United Kingdom general election
List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1847_United_Kingdom_general_election
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922
Liberal Democrats England London Scotland Wales Defunct Liberal Party Peelite Radicals Social Democratic Party Whigs Media The Economist Financial Times
David_Lloyd_George
British political party 1678–1760 and 1783–1834
Protectionists or even to revive the older Tory as an official name. By 1859 the Peelites (Peel's Conservative supporters) joined the Whigs and Radicals to form
Tories (British political party)
Tories_(British_political_party)
British politician
John Duncuft (died 27 July 1852) was a British Peelite politician. Duncuft was first elected Peelite MP for Oldham in 1847, and held the seat at the next
John_Duncuft
British statesman (1799–1869)
particular issues, including the 38 Conservative members of Parliament who were Peelites, who had already joined with the Whigs in June 1846 to repeal the Corn
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
Edward_Smith-Stanley,_14th_Earl_of_Derby
Government of the United Kingdom
administration but lost three Peelites (William Ewart Gladstone, Sir James Graham and Sidney Herbert) within a few weeks. However, other Peelites like the Duke of
First_Palmerston_ministry
British weekly magazine (1855–1936)
church commemorates him. The political stance of the Saturday Review was Peelite liberal Conservatism. The paper, benefiting from the recent repeal of the
Saturday Review (London newspaper)
Saturday_Review_(London_newspaper)
Political party in Northern Ireland
Liberal Democrats England London Scotland Wales Defunct Liberal Party Peelite Radicals Social Democratic Party Whigs Media The Economist Financial Times
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Alliance_Party_of_Northern_Ireland
Liberal-Labour National Labour National Liberal New Party Non-partisan Peelite Sinn Féin SNP The Independents Tory Ulster Unionist Whigs AS
List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs:_A
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1868; 1874–1880)
free-trade Conservatives (the "Peelites"), Radicals, and Whigs carried repeal, and the Conservative Party split: the Peelites moved towards the Whigs, while
Benjamin_Disraeli
Liberal Democrats England London Scotland Wales Defunct Liberal Party Peelite Radicals Social Democratic Party Whigs Media The Economist Financial Times
List_of_political_ideologies
Political party in the United Kingdom from 1931 to 1968
Yellow Book") Glee Club The Land Lib–Lab pact Liberator One more heave Peelites Radical Action Radical Reform Group Whig Party Rockingham Whigs Breakaway
National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)
National_Liberal_Party_(UK,_1931)
Junior minister in the British Treasury
incumbents Colour key (for political parties): Conservative Liberal Peelite Tories Whig Labour Liberal National Liberal Unionist National
Financial Secretary to the Treasury
Financial_Secretary_to_the_Treasury
British statesman (1810–1861)
Secretary at War. Herbert stayed loyal to Peel and was considered to be a Peelite or a Liberal Conservative. In 1852 he was appointed as Secretary at War
Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea
Sidney_Herbert,_1st_Baron_Herbert_of_Lea
Youth wing of the British Liberal Democrats
The Land (song) Liberator (magazine) National Liberal Club Whig Party Peelites Liberal Party Scottish Liberal Party Coalition Coupon Independent Liberal
Young_Liberals_(UK)
of the century Prime Ministers of Scottish descent included the Tory, Peelite and Liberal William Gladstone, who held the office four times between 1868
History_of_Scotland
British politician and entrepreneur
The Land (song) Liberator (magazine) National Liberal Club Whig Party Peelites Liberal Party Scottish Liberal Party Coalition Coupon Independent Liberal
Steff_Aquarone
1847 United Kingdom Act of Parliament
Voting Protectionist Peelite Whig Total For second reading 117 7 71 195 Against (not having voted for ten hours in 1844) 50 66 80 196 Against (having
Factories_Act_1847
previous MP continued to sit under a new party name. Conservative Peelite Whig Conservative Liberal 1 original victor Pratt (Liberal) declared
List of UK Parliament constituencies in Powys
List_of_UK_Parliament_constituencies_in_Powys
British politician (1805-1881)
QC (3 July 1805 – 22 August 1881) was a British Conservative Party and Peelite politician and the husband of the philanthropist Jane Stuart-Wortley. He
James Stuart-Wortley (Conservative politician)
James_Stuart-Wortley_(Conservative_politician)
UK Parliament constituency (since 1997)
turnout. The Prime Minister and leader of the breakaway Tory group, the Peelites, Sir Robert Peel, represented the area for a long period 1830–1850, as
Tamworth_(constituency)
Political party in the United Kingdom (1981–88)
The Land (song) Liberator (magazine) National Liberal Club Whig Party Peelites Liberal Party Scottish Liberal Party Coalition Coupon Independent Liberal
Social_Democratic_Party_(UK)
Place of burial in North London, England
Museum Edward Cardwell, 1st Viscount Cardwell, prominent politician in the Peelite and Liberal parties, best remembered for his tenure as Secretary of State
Highgate_Cemetery
English statesman and Governor-General of India
1862(1862-06-17) (aged 49) Grosvenor Square, London Party Conservative Peelite Spouse Hon. Charlotte Stuart (m. 1835; died 1861) Parent(s) George
Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning
Charles_Canning,_1st_Earl_Canning
Scottish agriculturist, agricultural writer and politician (1816 – 1892)
agriculture and the famine in Ireland. Caird subsequently represented the "Peelite" position on economics and famine relief. In 1850 he wrote The Plantation
James_Caird_(politician)
Politician who leads the UK official opposition
1846 the Conservative Party split into (Protectionist) Conservative and Peelite (or Liberal Conservative) factions. The Protectionists being the larger
Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)
Leader_of_the_Opposition_(United_Kingdom)
English army officer and Tory politician
of Wellington replied "No? Have you, by God?" Going into politics as a Peelite, Seymour was Member of Parliament for Lisburn 1819–1826, Orford (1820)
Horace_Seymour
British Parliamentary grouping, 1763–1859
Radicals had come together with the Whigs and the anti-protectionist Tory Peelites to form the Liberal Party, though with the New Radicalism of figures like
Radicals_(UK)
British politician
The Land (song) Liberator (magazine) National Liberal Club Whig Party Peelites Liberal Party Scottish Liberal Party Coalition Coupon Independent Liberal
Lisa_Smart
UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1801–1885
Seymour Peelite Died 23 November 1851 5 January 1852 Sir James Emerson Tennent Conservative Resigned 11 December 1852 Roger Johnson Smyth Peelite Died 19
Lisburn (UK Parliament constituency)
Lisburn_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Elections featuring UK political party
Derby 205,481 42.7% 325 / 656 Includes Peelites 42 49.5% 1st Whig 1852 311,481 41.9% 330 / 654 Includes Peelites 5 50.5% 1st Conservative 1857 239,712
Electoral history of the Conservative Party (UK)
Electoral_history_of_the_Conservative_Party_(UK)
Form of legislative motion
resigned on 17 December 1852. George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen Peelite 29 January 1855 Vote in favour of a select committee to enquire into alleged
Confidence motions in the United Kingdom
Confidence_motions_in_the_United_Kingdom
School of economic thought
Liberal Democrats England London Scotland Wales Defunct Liberal Party Peelite Radicals Social Democratic Party Whigs Media The Economist Financial Times
Manchester_Liberalism
Welsh branch of the Liberal Democrats
The Land (song) Liberator (magazine) National Liberal Club Whig Party Peelites Liberal Party Scottish Liberal Party Coalition Coupon Independent Liberal
Welsh_Liberal_Democrats
Political party in the Republic of Ireland
Metropolitan Conservative Society Irish Unionist Alliance Pan-UK parties Peelites Radicals Tories Whigs post 1918 Communist and far-left British and Irish
Anti_H-Block
Scottish retired politician (born 1938)
The Land (song) Liberator (magazine) National Liberal Club Whig Party Peelites Liberal Party Scottish Liberal Party Coalition Coupon Independent Liberal
David_Steel
Former parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom
April 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. Saunders, Robert (2016). "Peelites, Protectionists and Popular Toryism". Democracy and the Vote in British
Dartmouth_(constituency)
Area of London, England
from 1848 until her death. George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Peelite Prime Minister (in office December 1852 – February 1855) was raised and
Stanmore
British polymath and statesman (1823–1900)
became prominent on the Liberal side in parliamentary politics via the Peelite Conservative Party faction. He was a frequent and eloquent speaker in the
George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll
George_Campbell,_8th_Duke_of_Argyll
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards
Manners-Sutton Conservative 1852 Granville Harcourt-Vernon Peelite 1857 Earl of Lincoln Peelite John Handley Peelite 1859 Grosvenor Hodgkinson Liberal Liberal 1865
Newark_(constituency)
William Gladstone, followed Peel to form a distinct faction called the "Peelites". They merged with the Whigs, the Radicals and the Independent Irish Party
List of successful votes of no confidence in British governments
List_of_successful_votes_of_no_confidence_in_British_governments
British economist and politician (1772–1823)
Liberal Democrats England London Scotland Wales Defunct Liberal Party Peelite Radicals Social Democratic Party Whigs Media The Economist Financial Times
David_Ricardo
Conservative 1852 1858–1859 1866–1868 18 23 19 16 16 Earl of Aberdeen Peelite 1852–1855 42 41 31 43 39 Viscount Palmerston Whig Liberal 1855–1858 1859–1865
Historical rankings of prime ministers of the United Kingdom
Historical_rankings_of_prime_ministers_of_the_United_Kingdom
British politician
barony and entered the House of Lords as a Conservative. Wodehouse was a Peelite, and gave his proxy to the ministry to vote for repeal of the Corn Laws
John Wodehouse, 2nd Baron Wodehouse
John_Wodehouse,_2nd_Baron_Wodehouse
Book by Paul Marshall and others
The Land (song) Liberator (magazine) National Liberal Club Whig Party Peelites Liberal Party Scottish Liberal Party Coalition Coupon Independent Liberal
The_Orange_Book
Conservative Radical Whig Conservative Independent Liberal Liberal Peelite Radical Whig Conservative Liberal Conservative Independent
Parliamentary constituencies in Cornwall
Parliamentary_constituencies_in_Cornwall
British economist (1883–1946)
Liberal Democrats England London Scotland Wales Defunct Liberal Party Peelite Radicals Social Democratic Party Whigs Media The Economist Financial Times
John_Maynard_Keynes
UK Parliament constituency (1832–1918, 1950–1983)
Election Member Party 1832 Sir John Josiah Guest Whig 1852 Henry Bruce Peelite 1859 Liberal 1868 representation increased to two members
Merthyr Tydfil (UK Parliament constituency)
Merthyr_Tydfil_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Colour key Whig Tory Conservative Peelite Liberal Labour National Labour Liberal Democrats
List_of_British_governments
Austrian economist and philosopher (1899–1992)
Liberal Democrats England London Scotland Wales Defunct Liberal Party Peelite Radicals Social Democratic Party Whigs Media The Economist Financial Times
Friedrich_Hayek
PEELITE
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PEELITE
Girl/Female
American, Australian
Lady of Begona
Girl/Female
Hindu
Name of Goddess Lakshmi
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Fire Clad; One who is as Glorious as Fire
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
Conqueror
Boy/Male
Indian, Marathi
God Name
Boy/Male
British, English, French, German
Brave Friend
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Flower
Male
Russian
(Ермолай) Russian form of Greek Hermolaos, YERMOLAI means "people of Hermes."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Blue lotus
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a short form of Steven.French (Stève) : from the personal name Estève, an Old French vernacular form of Latin Stephanus (see Steven).
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