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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. The United Kingdom general election of January 1910 was held from 15 January to 10 February 1910. A |-!Constituency!!MP!!Party|-| Aberdeen North | Duncan Vernon Pirie | Liberal |-| Aberdeen South | George Birnie Esslemont | Liberal|-| The United Kingdom general election of December 1910 was held from 3 to 19 December A |-!Constituency!!MP!!Party|-| Aberdeen North | Duncan Vernon Pirie | Liberal|-| Aberdeen South | George Birnie Esslemont | Liberal|-| A |-!Constituency!!MP!!Party|-| Abbey | see Westminster Abbey ||-| Aberavon | John Edwards | Coalition Liberal|-| Aberdare | Charles The UK general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922 It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish A |-!Constituency!!MP!!Party|-| Aberavon | Ramsay MacDonald |Labour|-| Aberdare | George Hall |Labour|-| Aberdeen North | Frank Herbert The UK general election of 1923 was held on 6 December 1923 The Conservatives, led by Stanley Baldwin, won the most seats but Labour, led by A |-!Constituency!!MP!!Party|-| Aberavon | Ramsay MacDonald |Labour|-| Aberdare | George Henry Hall |Labour|-| Aberdeen North | Frank David Lloyd George 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor OM, PC (17 January 1863 &ndash 26 March 1945 was a British Statesman and the only Andrew Bonar Law (16 September 1858 &ndash 30 October 1923 was a Canadian -born British Conservative Party statesman and Prime Minister. William Adamson (2 April 1863 &ndash 23 February 1936 was born in Dunfermline, Scotland and worked as a miner in Fife where he became involved with Herbert Henry Asquith 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC ( 12 September 1852 &ndash 15 February 1928) served Éamon de Valera (ˈeɪmən dɛvəˈlɛrə (born Edward George de Valera) (14 October 1882 &ndash 29 August 1975 was one of the dominant political figures in 20th century The Representation of the People Act 1918 was an Act of Parliament passed to reform the electoral system in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did not begin until 28 December. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of 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. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Andrew Bonar Law (16 September 1858 &ndash 30 October 1923 was a Canadian -born British Conservative Party statesman and Prime Minister. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party David Lloyd George 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor OM, PC (17 January 1863 &ndash 26 March 1945 was a British Statesman and the only The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom
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. In British political history a khaki election is any national election which is heavily influenced by wartime or postwar sentiment
Labour, led by William Adamson, vastly increased their share of the vote but only slightly increased their number of seats. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the William Adamson (2 April 1863 &ndash 23 February 1936 was born in Dunfermline, Scotland and worked as a miner in Fife where he became involved with 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. Herbert Henry Asquith 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC ( 12 September 1852 &ndash 15 February 1928) served
In Ireland, the Irish Parliamentary Party lost almost all their seats, most of which were won by Sinn Féin under Éamon de Valera (see Irish (UK) general election, 1918). Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP (commonly called the Irish Party was formed in 1882 by Charles Stewart Parnell, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970 Éamon de Valera (ˈeɪmən dɛvəˈlɛrə (born Edward George de Valera) (14 October 1882 &ndash 29 August 1975 was one of the dominant political figures in 20th century The Irish general election of 1918 was that part of the 1918 United Kingdom general election that took place in Ireland. The 73 Sinn Féin elected members declined to take their seat in the British House of Commons, sitting instead in the Irish revolutionary assembly, Dáil Éireann. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords Dáil Éireann (English Assembly of Ireland) was the revolutionary unicameral parliament of the unilaterally declared Irish Republic On 17 May 1918 almost the entire leadership of Sinn Féin, including de Valera and Arthur Griffith, had been arrested. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Arthur Griffith (Art Ó Gríobhtha 31 March 1872 &ndash 12 August 1922 was the founder and third leader of Sinn Féin. In total 47 of the Sinn Féin MPs were elected from jail. It was in this election also that the UK's first ever woman MP was elected: Constance Markiewicz (Sinn Féin, Dublin St Patrick's). Constance Georgine Markiewicz Countess Markiewicz (née Gore-Booth; 4 February 1868 &ndash 15 July 1927 was an Irish Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil St Patrick's redirect here For other uses see St Patrick's Dublin St Patrick's, a division of Dublin was a UK parliamentary Like the other Sinn Féin MPs, Markiewicz did not take her seat.
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Results
| UK General Election 1918 | ||||||||||
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| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net Gain/Loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | |
| Coalition Conservative | 362 | 332 | N/A | N/A | + 61 | 47. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. 0 | 33. 3 | 3,472,738 | 2. 9 | |
| Labour | 361 | 57 | N/A | N/A | + 15 | 8. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the 1 | 21. 5 | 2,245,777 | 16. 7 | |
| Coalition Liberal | 145 | 127 | 127 | 0 | + 127 | 18. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party 0 | 13. 4 | 1,396,590 | N/A | |
| Liberal | 276 | 36 | N/A | N/A | - 236 | 5. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party 1 | 13. 3 | 1,388,784 | -16. 5 | |
| Conservative | 83 | 50 | 50 | 0 | + 50 | 7. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. 1 | 6. 4 | 671,454 | N/A | |
| Sinn Féin | 102 | 73 | 73 | 0 | + 73 | 10. Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970 3 | 4. 8 | 497,107 | N/A | |
| Irish Parliamentary | 57 | 7 | 2 | 69 | - 67 | 1. The Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP (commonly called the Irish Party was formed in 1882 by Charles Stewart Parnell, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing 0 | 2. 3 | 238,197 | 0. 6 | |
| Coalition National Democratic | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | + 9 | 1. See also National Democratic Party (UK 1966 for the far right party and National Democrats for similarly named groups 3 | 1. 5 | 156,834 | N/A | |
| Independent Labour | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | + 2 | 0. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 3 | 1. 1 | 116,322 | ||
| Independent | 42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | + 2 | 0. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 3 | 1. 0 | 105,261 | ||
| National | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | + 2 | 0. The National Party was a British Political party created by Lord Ampthill, Sir Richard Cooper and Sir Henry Page Croft in 1917 as 3 | 0. 9 | 94,389 | N/A | |
| Independent NFDSS | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0. The Silver Badge Party was the unofficial title for a political movement existing in the United Kingdom during and immediately after World War I. 0 | 0. 6 | 58,164 | N/A | |
| Co-operative | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | + 1 | 0. The Co-operative Party is a democratic socialist Political party in the United Kingdom committed to supporting and representing co-operative Kettering is a County constituency in Northamptonshire which returns one Member of Parliament (MP the House of Commons of the Parliament Kettering is a County constituency in Northamptonshire which returns one Member of Parliament (MP the House of Commons of the Parliament 1 | 0. 6 | 57,785 | N/A | |
| Coalition Labour | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | + 4 | 0. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the 6 | 53,962 | N/A | ||
| Independent Conservative | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. Canterbury is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. 1 | 0. 4 | 44,637 | ||
| Independent Liberal | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | + 1 | 0. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. Newcastle-under-Lyme is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Newcastle-under-Lyme is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. 1 | 0. 2 | 24,985 | ||
| National Democratic | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0. See also National Democratic Party (UK 1966 for the far right party and National Democrats for similarly named groups 0 | 0. 2 | 24,497 | N/A | |
| Agriculturalist | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0. 0 | 0. 2 | 19,412 | N/A | |
| NFDSS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0. The Silver Badge Party was the unofficial title for a political movement existing in the United Kingdom during and immediately after World War I. 0 | 0. 1 | 12,329 | N/A | |
| Belfast Labour | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0. The Belfast Labour Party was a Political party in Belfast, Ireland from 1892 until 1924 0 | 0. 1 | 12,164 | N/A | |
| National Socialist | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | + 1 | 0. The National Socialist Party was a small Political party in the United Kingdom, founded in 1916. Silvertown (strictly the Silvertown division of West Ham) was a Borough constituency in the Silvertown district of what was then the Borough of West Silvertown (strictly the Silvertown division of West Ham) was a Borough constituency in the Silvertown district of what was then the Borough of West 1 | 0. 1 | 11,013 | N/A | |
| Independent Coalition | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | + 1 | 0. North Norfolk is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. North Norfolk is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. North Norfolk is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. 1 | 0. 1 | 9,274 | N/A | |
| Highland Land League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0. The first Highland Land League emerged as a distinct political force in Scotland during the 1880s with its power base in the country's Highlands and Islands. 0 | 0. 1 | 8,710 | ||
| Women's Party | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0. Smethwick was a parliamentary constituency, centred on the town of Smethwick in Staffordshire. 0 | 0. 1 | 8,614 | N/A | |
| British Socialist | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0. The British Socialist Party was a Socialist party founded in Britain in 1911 0 | 0. 1 | 8,394 | ||
| Independent Democratic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0. 0 | 0. 1 | 8,351 | N/A | |
| Independent NADSS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | + 1 | 0. The Silver Badge Party was the unofficial title for a political movement existing in the United Kingdom during and immediately after World War I. Sowerby was a County constituency centred on the village of Sowerby in Calderdale, West Yorkshire. Sowerby was a County constituency centred on the village of Sowerby in Calderdale, West Yorkshire. Sowerby was a County constituency centred on the village of Sowerby in Calderdale, West Yorkshire. 1 | 0. 1 | 8,287 | N/A | |
| Ind. Nationalist | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0. Independent Nationalist was a political title frequently used by Irish nationalists when contesting elections to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of 0 | 0. 1 | 8,183 | ||
| Socialist Labour | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0. The Socialist Labour Party was a Socialist Political party in the United Kingdom. 0 | 0. 1 | 7,567 | ||
| Scottish Prohibition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0. The Scottish Prohibition Party was a minor Scottish Political party founded in 1901 Dundee was a Constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1950 when it was split into Dundee East 0 | 0. 0 | 5,212 | ||
| Independent Progressive | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0. 0 | 0. 0 | 5,077 | ||
| Independent Labour and Agriculturalist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0. 0 | 0. 0 | 1,927 | ||
| Christian Socialist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0. Christian socialism generally refers to those on the Christian left whose politics are both Christian and Socialist and who see these two philosophies as 0 | 0. 0 | 597 | ||
Total votes cast: 10,434,700. All parties shown. Coalition Conservative vote is compared with Conservative vote in previous election. In each other case, the non-coalition vote is compared with the party's previous vote.
Ireland
- Main article: Irish (UK) general election, 1918
The 1918 United Kingdom general election is seen as a key defining moment in modern Irish history. The Irish general election of 1918 was that part of the 1918 United Kingdom general election that took place in Ireland. The history of Ireland begins with the first known settlement in Ireland around 8000 BC when Hunter-gatherers arrived from Great Britain and continental This is because it saw the overwhelming defeat of the moderate nationalist Irish Parliamentary Party, which had dominated the Irish political landscape since the 1880s, and a landslide victory for the radical Sinn Féin party, which had never previously enjoyed significant electoral success. Irish nationalism (Náisiúnachas Éireannach refers to political and sociological movements and sentiment that embodies a love for Irish ancestry, culture and language and Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year
The aftermath of the elections saw the convention of an extra-legal parliament, the First Dáil, by the elected Sinn Féin candidates, and the outbreak of the Irish War of Independence. The First Dáil (An Chéad Dáil was Dáil Éireann as it convened from 1919&ndash1921 The Irish War of Independence (or Tan War, or Anglo-Irish War, Irish: Cogadh na Saoirse) from January 1919 to July 1921 was a guerrilla
See also
- United Kingdom general elections
- MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1918
- The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918 gives details of the franchises replaced by the ones used in 1918
External links
References
- F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987
- Spartacus: Political Parties and Election Results
- United Kingdom election results - summary results 1885-1979
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