 He was elected at the 1812 general election as a member of parliament (MP) for Lincoln,
and held the seat until the 1818 general election, when he was returned for Great Grimsby.He held that seat until the 1820 general election, when was returned for Tavistock, but he resigned his seat two months later, in May 1820, by taking the Chiltern Hundreds.Fazakerley returned to the Commons after a six-year absence when he was returned at the 1826 general election as MP for Lincoln.