United Kingdom general election, 1918

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All 707 seats to the House of Commons
354 (or, after 73 Sinn Féin absences, 318) seats needed for a majority
Turnout57.2%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Andrew Bonar Law David Lloyd George Éamon de Valera
Party Coalition Conservative National Liberal Sinn Féin
Leader since 1916 7 December 1916 1917
Leader's seat Glasgow Central Caernarvon Boroughs Clare East and Mayo East
Last election 271 seats, 40.4% N/A N/A
Seats won 332 127 73
Seat change Increase 61 N/A N/A
Popular vote 3,472,738 1,396,590 497,107
Percentage 33.3% 13.4% 4.8%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader William Adamson   H. H. Asquith
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Leader since 24 October 1917   30 April 1908
Leader's seat West Fife   East Fife (defeated)
Last election 42 seats, 7.1% N/A 272 seats, 40.5%
Seats won 57 47 36
Seat change Increase 15 N/A N/A
Popular vote 2,245,777 610,681 1,388,784
Percentage 21.5% 5.9% 13.3%

PM before election

David Lloyd George
National Liberal

Subsequent PM

David Lloyd George
National Liberal