United Kingdom general election of 1918

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_Kingdom_general_election_of_1918
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:Coalition_Liberal_seats_won 127
gptkbp:Conservative_Party_seats_won 332
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 14 December 1918
gptkbp:district 707
gptkbp:first_election_after gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:first_woman_elected gptkb:Constance_Markievicz
gptkbp:first_woman_to_take_seat gptkb:Nancy_Astor
gptkbp:first-past-the-post_used yes
gptkbp:firstElection all men over 21
women voters
gptkbp:followedBy United Kingdom general election of 1922
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United Kingdom general election of 1918
gptkbp:Labour_Party_seats_won 57
gptkbp:LiberalSeatsWon 36
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1918
first election with women candidates
first election with proportional representation in some constituencies
first election after extension of franchise
gptkbp:parliament_formed gptkb:31st_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:party gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkb:Liberal_Party
gptkb:Coalition_Liberal
gptkb:Sinn_Féin
gptkbp:precededBy United Kingdom general election of 1910
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:David_Lloyd_George
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 707
gptkbp:Sinn_Féin_seats_won 73
gptkbp:voterTurnout 57.2%
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Coupon_Election
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8