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1918 United Kingdom general election

14 December 1918
1922 →

All 707 seats in the House of Commons
354 seats needed for a majority
Turnout10,442,883
57.2% (Decrease24.4 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Bonar Law David Lloyd George Éamon de Valera
Party Conservative Coalition Liberal Sinn Féin
Alliance Coalition Coalition
Leader since 13 November 1911 7 December 1916 25 October 1917
Leader's seat Glasgow Central Caernarvon Boroughs East Clare;
East Mayo
Last election 271 seats, 46.6% Did not contest Did not contest
Seats won 379 127 73
Seat change Increase 108 Increase 127 Increase 73
Popular vote 4,003,848 1,396,590 476,458
Percentage 38.4% 13.4% 4.6%
Swing Decrease 8.2 pp New party New party

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader William Adamson H. H. Asquith John Dillon
Party Labour Liberal Irish Parliamentary
Leader since 24 October 1917 30 April 1908 6 March 1918
Leader's seat West Fife East Fife
(defeated)
East Mayo
(defeated)
Last election 42 seats, 6.4% 272 seats, 44.2% 74 seats, 2.5%
Seats won 57 36 7
Seat change Increase 15 Decrease 236 Decrease 67
Popular vote 2,171,230 1,355,398 226,498
Percentage 20.8% 13.0% 2.2%
Swing Increase 14.5 pp Decrease 31.2 pp Decrease 0.3 pp

Colours denote the winning party

Composition of the House of Commons after the 1918 general election
Legend
  •   Conservative: 378 seats
  •   National Liberal: 128 seats
  •   Coalition National Democratic : 9 seats
  •   Coalition Labour: 4 seats
  •   Coalition Independent: 1 seat
  •   Labour: 57 seats
  •   Liberal: 35 seats
  •   Sinn Féin: 73 seats
  •   Irish Parliamentary: 7 seats
  •   Independent Labour: 2 seats
  •   Independent: 2 seats
  •   National: 2 seats
  •   Co-operative Party: 1 seat
  •   Ind. Conservative: 1 seat
  •   Labour Unionist: 3 seats
  •   Independent Liberal: 1 seat
  •   National Socialist Party: 1 seat
  •   NADSS: 1 seat
  •   Speaker: 1 seat

Prime Minister before election

David Lloyd George
National Liberal

Prime Minister after election

David Lloyd George
National Liberal

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