# First general election with women voting (1918)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/1918-first-general-election-with-women-voting
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The 'coupon election' took place under the enlarged franchise. Within the broader Early 20th Century & World Wars period, mass democracy, the two world wars, Irish partition, economic crisis and the rise of Labour remade the political and social order. This event is placed at December 1918 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The election inaugurated a new mass electorate and returned Lloyd George's coalition.

## Why it matters
The election inaugurated a new mass electorate and returned Lloyd George's coalition.

Ruler at the time: [George V](https://english-history.com/rulers/george-v)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — First general election with women voting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=First+general+election+with+women+voting&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — First general election with women voting](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=First+general+election+with+women+voting)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history)
- [The National Archives — twentieth-century resources](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/)