1908 Ottoman General Election
The Young Turk restorationNovember–December 1908 · The Ottoman experiments · 275 seats
General elections were held in November and December 1908 for all 275 seats of the Chamber of Deputies of the Ottoman Empire, following the Young Turk Revolution which established the Second Constitutional Era. They were the first elections contested by organised political parties in the Ottoman Empire.
A two-stage Ottoman election on a restricted franchise — an experiment in constitutionalism, not a modern democratic vote.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
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Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Grand National Assembly | |||||||
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| Committee of Union and Progress | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Liberty Party | Prince Sabahaddin | — | — | — | — | — |
275 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.