1912 Ottoman General Election
The big-stick electionApril 1912 · The Ottoman experiments · 275 seats
Early general elections were held in the Ottoman Empire in April 1912. The ruling Committee of Union and Progress won 269 of the 275 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, whilst the opposition Freedom and Accord Party only won six seats, a victory widely deemed fraudulent and won through intimidation.
The 'big-stick election': the Committee of Union and Progress used fraud, pressure and violence to win all but six seats.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
CUP
269 of 275 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Grand National Assembly | |||||||
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| CUP | — | 269 | — | — | — | — | |
| Freedom & Accord | Damat Ferid Pasha | 6 | — | — | — | — |