Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:politics
|
| gptkbp:coalitionMembers |
Liberal-Conservative coalition
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:date |
14 December 1918
|
| gptkbp:firstWomanElected |
gptkb:Constance_Markievicz
|
| gptkbp:firstWomanElectedConstituency |
Dublin St Patrick's
|
| gptkbp:firstWomanElectedParty |
gptkb:Sinn_Féin
|
| gptkbp:firstWomanToTakeSeat |
gptkb:Nancy_Astor
|
| gptkbp:firstWomanToTakeSeatYear |
1919
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:General_Election_1922
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
General Election 1918
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Sinn Féin MPs abstained from Westminster and formed the First Dáil
first time women stood as candidates |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
first election after World War I
first election after Representation of the People Act 1918 first election with Irish republican abstentionism first election with expanded franchise first election with women voters first election after Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 first election with Labour as main opposition party in England and Wales first election with many soldiers voting from abroad first election with Labour Party standing as independent force first election with many constituencies redrawn first election with many new voters first election with many uncontested seats first election with plural voting restricted first election with Sinn Féin landslide in Ireland first election with university constituencies voting on same day as territorial constituencies first election with all men over 21 eligible to vote first election with many sitting MPs not reselected due to boundary changes first election with 'coupon' letters issued to coalition candidates first election with Irish Parliamentary Party collapse |
| gptkbp:notableWinner |
gptkb:Sinn_Féin
|
| gptkbp:numberOfIssues |
post-World War I reconstruction
|
| gptkbp:officialName |
gptkb:1918_United_Kingdom_general_election
|
| gptkbp:parliament |
gptkb:31st_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:party |
gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkb:Labour_Party gptkb:Liberal_Party gptkb:Irish_Parliamentary_Party gptkb:Sinn_Féin Coalition government |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
General Election 1910
|
| gptkbp:primeMinister |
gptkb:David_Lloyd_George
|
| gptkbp:seatingCapacity |
707
|
| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
57.2%
|
| gptkbp:votingSystem |
first-past-the-post
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Pontypridd_constituency
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
|