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Who were issued with a letter of support signed by David Lloyd George and Andrew Bonar Law?

Liberal candidates who had supported the coalition government of Lloyd George during world war 1. This was seen as a message of approval for the candidates who received it.

Why was the 1918 election called the 'coupon election'?

Because Herbert Asquith, the official leader of the Liberals, referred to the letter as a “coupon” and the title stuck with regards to the name of the actual election in 1918

How many Liberal candidates recieved the 'coupon'?

159

Why was there no chance of coalition candidate competing against another?
Where a ‘Coupon’ Liberal stood for election, no Conservative challenged him. Where a Conservative stood, no ‘Coupon’ Liberal challenged him.
Why do many see the 1918 election as the start of the end for the Liberal Party as a major influence in the British political scene?
1.Because it was very difficult for those Liberals not given the 'coupon' to climb politically and only 26 ‘Squiffites’ who supported Asquith won a seat.

2.Even Asquith lost his place in the Commons when he lost his seat for East Fife.

What were the results of the coupon election?


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Conservatives gained 333 (33.3% pop. vote) seats and the Coupon Liberals got 136 (13.4%)… a coalition would be formed.

What was different about the voting in this election?

The 1918 Coupon election was the first election when women over the age of 30 and with property qualifications could vote. The 1918 Representation of the People Act also gave all males the right to vote. Therefore, the 1918 election saw a huge rise in the number of people voting compared to the last election held in the UK –December 1910.

Approximately how many people voted in the 1918 coupon election?

almost 11 million compared to the 5,235,238 in the election of December 1910,

Why did Labour only gain 57 seats despite their impressive 21.5%?

As a result of the First Past the Post system.

Asquith got 28 seats and achieved ____ of the vote.

13.3%