The coupon election - 1918

Aims

K: The result and repercussions of the 1918
election.
U:Why Lloyd Georges Coalition won.
S: Comparison ,comprehension and analysis.
Learning Outcomes:

All Will understand the result of the
1918 election.
Most Will understand the key role of
Lloyd George in the election.
Some Will understand the longer term
significance of the vote to the main
parties.

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Liberals Conservatives Labour Irish Nationalists
% of vote
% of vote
Dec 1910 election results
Dec 1910 election results
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Liberals Conservatives Labour Irish Nationals
seats
seats
Using your knowledge of
the Maurice Debate and
Representation of the
People Act, give a
prediction for the Dec 1918
election. Write this on your
copy of the bar charts
The coupon election (Dec 1918)
Read Rees (pg 76-77) and Collier (pg
38). Summarise why the election was
referred to as the coupon election.

Does this change or confirm your
predictions of the election results?
Why?
Results of the coupon election
Use the table of election results (Rees pg 78)
to produce 2 bar charts showing the % of the
vote and seats won.

Read Rees pg 78-79. Produce a spider diagram
showing the consequences for:

Liberals,
Lloyd George,
Labour,
Conservatives,
Irish Parties
How far do you agree with this
historical interpretation?
The greatest of disasters for the
Liberal Party and the greatest of
tragedies for Lloyd George
Kenneth Morgan