Consequences of the coupon election of 1918
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- What were the MAIN consequences of the 1918 coupon election?
- The coalition government had an overwhelming majority in the commons
- The coalition won 478 seats out of the 531 that stood
- This gave them a majority of 119 seats
- The coalition won 478 seats out of the 531 that stood
- They only gained 47% of the popular vote despite the large political gain
- The government struggled to run
- The parties no longer had a common aim like they did during the war
- Fusion between the two sides failed because the liberals were too worried about losing their identity
- The parties no longer had a common aim like they did during the war
- The conservatives had enough seats to form a majority in their own right
- This meant they didnt need LG and so placed him on thin ice
- Most of the major seats within the cabinet wwere held bby conservatives meaning although LG could be seen as the driving seat he held very little power.
- The next largest party ssin fein refused to take their seats and so this lead to the commons beiong almost unnoposed
- Labour achieved a large percent of the popular vote but very few seats due to the FPTP voting system
- The coalition government had an overwhelming majority in the commons
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