Parliamentary Censure and General Election
- When
- 3 March to April 1857
- Where
- British Parliament (election held nationally; passages do not state the election's location)
The British government lost a parliamentary vote on the Arrow incident, leading to dissolution of Parliament and an April 1857 election that strengthened Palmerston's majority.
On 3 March 1857, the British government lost a Parliamentary vote regarding the Arrow incident and what had taken place at Canton. Palmerston attacked the patriotism of the Whigs who sponsored the resolution, arguing that carrying the censure motion would signal abandoning British subjects to a set of barbarians. The censure motion was carried by a majority of sixteen, Parliament was dissolved, and the general election of April 1857 increased the government's majority.
Sources
- Second Opium War Wikipedia
- Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
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