▁The ▁issu ing ▁of ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁Cou pon ▁to ▁some ▁Liber als , ▁but ▁not ▁to ▁others , ▁led ▁As qu ith ' s ▁follow ers ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁Parliament ary ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁in ▁opposition ▁to ▁them , ▁so ▁that ▁in ▁most ▁constitu encies ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁saw ▁a ▁three - way ▁contest ▁between ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁Government , ▁the ▁Independent ▁Liberal ▁Party , ▁and ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁election , ▁the ▁party ▁remained ▁in ▁existence ▁in ▁parliament ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁although ▁greatly ▁weak ened . ▁ ▁Only ▁ 2 8 ▁were ▁returned , ▁and ▁even ▁As qu ith ▁himself ▁lost ▁his ▁East ▁F ife ▁seat . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁there ▁were ▁twenty - four ▁three - cor ner ed ▁parliament ary ▁by - e lections , ▁but ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁them ▁the ▁Independent ▁Liberal ▁candidates ▁pol led ▁only ▁between ▁ 2 4 ▁and ▁ 2 8 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁the ▁votes . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Category : Def unct ▁political ▁parties ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁Category : L iber al ▁Party ▁( UK ) ▁Category : Pol it ical ▁parties ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁Category : Pol it ical ▁parties ▁dis est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁Category : L iber al ▁parties ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category :