His supporters fared poorly in the elections of October 1863, in which a liberal coalition, whose primary member was the Progress Party, won over two-thirds of the seats.
Jo rėmėjai per 1863 m. spalio rinkimus blogai pasirodė, o liberalų koalicija (pagrindinė partija buvo Progreso partija) laimėjo du trečdalius vietų.