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1919 Ottoman general election

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Field	Value
country	Ottoman Empire
type	Legislative
previous_election	1914 Ottoman general election
previous_year	1914
next_election	1920 Turkish Grand National Assembly election
next_year	1920
election_date
title	Grand Vizier
before_election	Ali Rıza Pasha
after_election	Ali Rıza Pasha

General elections were held in the Ottoman Empire in 1919, the last official elections held in the Empire. Due to the dearth of political parties, the elections were dominated by the Association for Defence of National Rights (A-RMHC), which consisted of nationalist local groups protesting against the Allied occupation of Turkey.

Background

Called on 22 October 1919 the elections followed the end of World War I and the defeat of the Empire. The disbanding of the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP) led to the creation of several parties previously banned or repressed under the CUP regime, including the reformation of the Freedom and Accord Party. However, Freedom and Accord did not take a role in the elections in the face of the Defence of Rights Association groups supporting resistance against the Allies.

Aftermath

The newly elected Parliament convened in Istanbul (contrary to the Amasya Protocol, which had called for it to convene outside of Istanbul) on 12 January 1920. However, its approval of the Misak-ı Millî (National Pact) with the Turkish revolutionaries in Ankara led to Allied forces occupying Istanbul on 16 March. Several MPs were arrested and deported. Sultan Mehmed VI dissolved Parliament on 11 April.

After this, the Allies did not allow new Ottoman governments to form in support of the Turkish revolutionaries in, which meant that Ottoman officials participating in government after 11 April 1920 were collaborating with the Allies against the Ankara government.

References

Kayali, Hasan. (1995). "Elections and the Electoral Process in the Ottoman Empire, 1876–1919". International Journal of Middle East Studies.
(1987). "Competitive Elections in Developing Countries". Duke University Press.
Hale, William. (10 September 2012). "Turkish Foreign Policy, 1774–2000". Routledge.

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