1918 United Kingdom general election

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 14 December 1918
gptkbp:firstWomanMPElected gptkb:Constance_Markievicz
gptkbp:firstWomanMPToTakeSeat gptkb:Nancy_Astor
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:1922_United_Kingdom_general_election
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1918 United Kingdom general election
gptkbp:majoritySeats 354
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Coupon_Election
gptkbp:notableFor Sinn Féin won majority of Irish seats
first election after World War I
first election in which all men over 21 could vote
first election in which women could vote
first election after Representation of the People Act 1918
first election after extension of franchise
first election in which women MPs were elected
first election after Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918
first election in which women could stand as candidates
gptkbp:parliament gptkb:31st_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:party gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkb:Liberal_Party
gptkb:Coalition_Conservative
gptkb:Coalition_Liberal
gptkb:Irish_Parliamentary_Party
gptkb:Sinn_Féin
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:December_1910_United_Kingdom_general_election
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:David_Lloyd_George
gptkbp:resultedIn coalition government led by David Lloyd George
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 707
gptkbp:voterTurnout 57.2%
gptkbp:votingSystem first-past-the-post
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:First_Dáil
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6