dec 3, 1908 - 1908 Ottoman general election

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The Young Turk Revolution in July resulted in the restoration of the 1876 constitution, ushering in the Second Constitutional Era, and the reconvening of the 1878 parliament, bringing back many of the surviving members of that parliament; the restored parliament's single legislation was a decree to formally dissolve itself and call for new elections.
The Committee of Union and Progress, the main driving force behind the revolution, could count on the support of about 60 deputies, gaining the upper hand against the Liberal Union (LU). The LU was liberal in outlook, bearing a strong British imprint, and closer to the Palace.
The new parliament consisted of 147 Turks, 60 Arabs, 27 Albanians, 26 Greeks, 14 Armenians, 10 Slavs, and four Jews.

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