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- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1918 abstract "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 any women could vote. It was also the first in which all men over the age of 21 could vote; previously many poor or Catholic men had been excluded from voting, while the new laws still excluded women under the age of 30. It was also the first election to be held on a single day.During World War I, David Lloyd George had replaced Herbert Asquith as prime minister and operated a coalition government which was supported by the majority of the Liberals and Andrew Bonar Law's Conservatives. Lloyd George called an election immediately after the signing of the Armistice with Germany. Although polling was held on Saturday 14 December 1918, the count did not take place until 28 December due to the time taken to transport votes from soldiers serving overseas.The election saw a split in the Liberal Party between those who were aligned with Lloyd George and the government and those who were aligned with Asquith, the party's official leader. While most of the pro-coalition Liberals were re-elected, Asquith's faction was reduced to just 36 seats, with Asquith himself losing his own seat. The coalition won a landslide victory and Lloyd George remained Prime Minister, despite the fact that the Conservatives outnumbered his pro-coalition Liberals. In addition, the coalition was supported by a few independent and former Labour MPs, including the National Democratic and Labour Party. The Labour Party also greatly increased its vote share and made a net gain of seats, though two of their leading members Ramsay MacDonald and Arthur Henderson lost their seats.The election was also noted for the dramatic result in Ireland, which showed clear disapproval towards government policy. The Irish Parliamentary Party were almost completely wiped out by the hardline Sinn Féin republicans, who refused to take their seats in Westminster. It was the last election before the majority of Irish counties seceded from the UK to form the Irish Republic; the Irish War of Independence began soon after.".
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1918 country United_Kingdom.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1918 firstLeader Bonar_Law.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1918 secondLeader David_Lloyd_George.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1918 secondPopularVote Kettering_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1918 startDate "1918-12-14".
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1918 thumbnail Andrew_Bonar_Law_01.jpg?width=300.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1918 title "United Kingdom general election, 1918".
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1918 wikiPageExternalLink 1918-conservative-manifesto.shtml.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1918 wikiPageExternalLink geresults.html.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1918 wikiPageExternalLink 1918-labour-manifesto.shtml.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1918 wikiPageExternalLink 1918-liberal-manifesto.shtml.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1918 wikiPageExternalLink politics.htm.
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- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1918 country "United Kingdom".
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- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1918 electionDate "1918-12-14".
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- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1918 leader Bonar_Law.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1918 leader David_Lloyd_George.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1918 leader H._H._Asquith.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1918 leader William_Adamson.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1918 leader Éamon_de_Valera.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1918 leaderSince "1908-04-30".
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1918 leaderSince "1916".
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- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1918 leaderSince "1917".
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1918 leaderSince "1917-10-24".
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1918 leadersSeat Caernarfon_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
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- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1918 leadersSeat "Clare East and Mayo East".
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- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1918 nextElection "United Kingdom general election, 1922".
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- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1918 party Christian_socialism.