1. The coupon election - 1918 Aims K: The result and repercussions of the 1918 election. U:Why Lloyd George’s Coalition won. S: Comparison,comprehension and analysis.

2. 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.

3. Dec 1910 election results

4. 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

5. 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?

6. 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

7. 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