The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did not begin until 28 December.

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  • The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did not begin until 28 December. The election was won by a coalition of the Conservatives under Andrew Bonar Law, most of the Liberals under David Lloyd George, and a few independent and former Labour MPs, and produced a government which retained Lloyd George as Prime Minister. Candidates which had the official support of the coalition were issued a letter of endorsement from Lloyd George and Bonar Law, known as a "coupon", and so this election is often called the coupon election. Coupons were issued to 159 Liberal candidates and 364 Conservatives. It was also known as one of the khaki elections, due to the immediate postwar setting and the role of the demobilized soldiers. Labour, led by William Adamson, vastly increased their share of the vote but only slightly increased their number of seats. They were, however, the main parliamentary opposition and surpassed the total votes of either Liberal party (although Labour's share was less than both combined and the Coalition Liberals alone had more seats). The anti-coalition Liberals under former Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith, won few seats.
  • 1918年イギリス総選挙(United Kingdom general election, 1918)は、第1次世界大戦後の1918年12月に行われたイギリス総選挙。一般に、クーポン選挙として有名。。ここでの「クーポン」とは、ロイド・ジョージが連立支持派の候補者に与えた「公認証書」を指す。
  • Parlamentsvalget i Storbritannia 1918 var det første valget til House of Commons som ble holdt i henhold til Representation of the People Act 1918, og dermed det første britiske valget med kvinnelig stemmerett. Stemmegivning foregikk 14. desember, men opptellingen begynte ikke før 28. desember. Valget ble vunnet av en koalisjon av Det konservative parti under Andrew Bonar Law, de fleste av det liberale partis representanter under David Lloyd George og noen uavhengige representanter. Det ble dannet regjering med Lloyd George som premierminister. Labour Party økte sin andel av stemmene kraftig, men fikk bare noen få ekstra seter som en følge av valgordningen med flertallsvalg i enmannskretser. Partiet ble dominerende i opposisjonen, som også omfattet noen liberale som var motstandere av koalisjonen. I Irland markerte valget et vendepunkt. Irish Parliamentary Party mistet nesten alle sine seter, som ble tatt av Sinn Féin under Éamon de Valera. Partiet vant hele 73 seter; perioden før hadde de ingen. Ettersom Sinn Féin hadde besluttet å boikotte det britiske parlamentet tok de ikke sine seter. Det irske valget er også spesielt siden nesten hele ledelsen i Sinn Féin, inkludert de Valera og Arthur Griffith, hadde blitt arrestert 17. mai 1918, slik at hele 47 av representantene satt fengslet da de ble valgt. Til sist var dette valget det første hvor en kvinne ble valgt inn i House of Commons, da Constance Markiewicz ble valgt inn for Sinn Féin.
  • Parlamentsvalet i Storbritannien 1918 hölls 14 december 1918, efter 1918 års rösträttsreform. Det var därmed det första parlamentsvalet i Storbritannien där kvinnor hade rösträtt. Valet vanns av en koalition av Conservative Party, större delen av Liberal Party och några Labourledamöter och oberoende ledamöter, och resulterade i en regering under David Lloyd George. Labour, med William Adamson som partiledare, ökade kraftigt sin andel av rösterna, men endast något sin andel av mandaten. De blev den officiella oppositionen. Herbert Henry Asquiths liberaler utanför koalitionen fick få platser. På Irland förlorade irländska parlamentspartiet nästan alla sina mandat, de flesta till Sinn Féin.
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  • 14 December 1918
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  • 271 seats, 40.4%
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  • 30 April 1908
  • 7 December 1916
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  • The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did not begin until 28 December.
  • 1918年イギリス総選挙(United Kingdom general election, 1918)は、第1次世界大戦後の1918年12月に行われたイギリス総選挙。一般に、クーポン選挙として有名。。ここでの「クーポン」とは、ロイド・ジョージが連立支持派の候補者に与えた「公認証書」を指す。
  • Parlamentsvalget i Storbritannia 1918 var det første valget til House of Commons som ble holdt i henhold til Representation of the People Act 1918, og dermed det første britiske valget med kvinnelig stemmerett. Stemmegivning foregikk 14. desember, men opptellingen begynte ikke før 28. desember. Valget ble vunnet av en koalisjon av Det konservative parti under Andrew Bonar Law, de fleste av det liberale partis representanter under David Lloyd George og noen uavhengige representanter.
  • Parlamentsvalet i Storbritannien 1918 hölls 14 december 1918, efter 1918 års rösträttsreform. Det var därmed det första parlamentsvalet i Storbritannien där kvinnor hade rösträtt. Valet vanns av en koalition av Conservative Party, större delen av Liberal Party och några Labourledamöter och oberoende ledamöter, och resulterade i en regering under David Lloyd George.
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  • United Kingdom general election, 1918
  • 1918年イギリス総選挙
  • Parlamentsvalget i Storbritannia 1918
  • Parlamentsvalet i Storbritannien 1918
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