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History of Great Britain

              


1855
Temple, Henry John
9th June Vienna Wins a vote of confidence in Parliament for pulling out of the Vienna Peace talks
1856
Temple, Henry John
30th Mar Wins a vote of confidence in the Commons & the Lords after the treaty of Paris
1857
Cobden, Richard
Censures the government for its support of Bowring's bombardment of Canton
Cobden's vote of censure leads to the fall of the Government
Forwards a vote of censure in the government for Bowring's bombardment of Canton
1857
Temple, Henry John
3rd Mar London Loses a vote of censure by 263 to 247 votes which leads to a dissolution of Parliament
1866
Gladstone, William Ewart
18th June London The Government is defeated in Parliament by 11 votes
1916
Asquith, Henry Herbert
8th Nov London A motion by Edward Carson on ownership of property in Nigeria creates a crisis
1916
Carson
8th Nov London A motion forwarded by Carson on ownership of property in Nigeria creates a crisis
1924
Baldwin, Stanley
21st Jan London The Conservatives are defeated in Parliament
1936
MacMillan, Maurice Harold
London Votes against Baldwin for lifting sanctions against Italy after it invaded Abyssinia
1940
Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer
13th May London Wins a unanimous vote of confidence from the Commons for the new administration
1942
Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer
1st July London Churchill wins a resounding victory of 476 votes to 25 on the conduct of the War
1st July London Opinion polls show half the population is dissatisfied with the conduct of the war
1965
Wilson, James Harold
London With a majority of 1 & by-election pending wins the Territorial & Reserve Forces Bill
1976
Callaghan, James
11th Oct The government wins a majority of 13 in support its economic policy
10th Nov London The government is defeated on amendments to the Dock Work Regulation Bill
1976
Healey, Denis
11th Oct London The government wins a majority of 13 in support its economic policy
1976
Wilson, James Harold
10th Mar London 39 of the left abstain in the Commons on the motion for further cuts
11th Mar London Passes a vote of confidence in the Commons after defeated motion the previous day
1979
Callaghan, James
28th Mar London The government loses a confidence motion by 1 vote
1993
Major, John Roy
22nd July London A tied vote of confidence in Parliament
1994
Major, John Roy
16th Nov London Major threatens to resign if the European Finance Bill is not passed by the Commons
2003
Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton
18th Mar 139 Laboor MPs vote against the war, but the Commons votes 412 to 149 in favour

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