1909 Chinese parliamentary election

First Qing dynasty election 1909 Chinese parliamentary election China 1889 parliamentary Indirect election no September – October 1909 Advisory Council (Qing dynasty)#Members 1912 Chinese National Assembly election 1912 196 seats (of 200 seats) to the Advisory Council 101 Chen Baochen.jpg 420801 Chen Baochen Continuous Constitutionalism Constitutionalists Scholars(Appointed) Elected seats 38 Appointed seats 37 Yang Duo.jpg Yang Du Chinese Empire Reform Association Constitutionalists Did not stand 10 0 Yan Xishan.jpg CFDA98 Yan Xishan Xinhai Club Constitutionalists Did not stand 4 7 Dr. Sun in London.jpg 000099 Sun Yat-sen Tongmenghui Revolutionaries Did not stand 4 3 Wang Rongbao.jpg F8326D Wang Rongbao Political Science Club Constitutionalists Government Officials(Appointed) 1 4 Zheng Xiaoxu2.JPG DE2119 Zheng Xiaoxu Preparative Constitutionalism Constitutionalists Did not stand 3 2 300px #EBCD21 Constitutionalist majority#DDDDDD Independent majority#DDDDDD #EBCD21 Divided between constitutionalists and independents#000099 #EBCD21 Divided between constitutionalists and revolutionaries#FFFFFF No election The 1909 Chinese parliamentary election was an indirect election to the first imperial Advisory Council, a preparatory body of the parliament created under the constitutional reform bought by the late Qing dynasty. It was seen as the first popular election in Chinese history.zh 張 zh 朋園 zh:中國民主政治的困境 1909－1949：晩清以來歷屆議會選舉述論 zh 吉林出版集團有限責任公司 2007 Changchun 63 Originally 100 members, half of the seats in the council were to be elected by the members of the Provincial Consultative Assemblies, while the other half were appointed by the Emperor. Due to the fact the Provincial Consultative Assembly had not been set up in Sinkiang, the seats were reduced to 98. Translations with bracketed Chinese text are for reference only. Electoral system The candidates were indirectly elected by members of Consultative Assembly in provinces. The number of candidate each electorate shall vote for was double the delegated seats. Amongst all the supported candidates, half of them would be chosen by the governor as elected members. Appointed members included a certain degree of election features as there were considerable size of eligible members. Constituencies The new Advisory Council only consisted of 196 members, instead of 200 as planned, as Consultative Assembly was not established in Sinkiang, and the number of appointed members shrank to 98 to achieve the balance. Elected members are as follows: ProvinceSeats ProvinceSeatsZhili9Shanxi5Zhejiang 7Fujian 4Jiangsu7Shaanxi4Jiangxi6Yunnan4Shandong 6Fengtian3Sichuan 6 Gansu3Anhui 5Guangxi3Henan 5Heilongjiang2Hubei 5Jilin2Hunan5Guizhou2Guangdong5Xinjiang Appointed members are as follows: ConstituencySeatsConstituencySeatsGovernment Officials (zh-Hant 各部院衙門官)32Scholars (zh-Hant 碩學通儒)10Princes of Imperial Family (zh-Hant 宗室王公世爵)14Large Taxpayers (zh-Hant 納稅多額)10Princes of Feudatories (zh-Hant 外藩王公世爵)14Descendants of Emperor (zh-Hant 宗室覺羅)6Nobility of Manchu and Han (zh-Hant 滿漢世爵)12 Result The constitutionalists, who advocated constitutional monarchy in Qing, secured a majority in the Advisory Council. The revolutionaries on the other hand, despite being banned by the authorities, won a few seats.張 朋園 zh:中國民主政治的困境 1909－1949：晩清以來歷屆議會選舉述論 吉林出版集團有限責任公司 2007 Changchun 317–329張 玉法 zh:清季的立憲團體 zh 中央研究院近代史研究所 1985 The party membership is only estimation as the political party system was immature at the time. Some members resigned during the session and the vacancies were filled according to the precedence list, which is not reflected here. + center|300pxPolitical partyElectedAppointedTotal Continuous Constitutionalism Association (zh-Hant 憲政維持進行會)383775 Xinhai Club (zh-Hant 辛亥俱樂部)4711 Chinese Empire Reform Association10010 Political Science Club (zh-Hant 政學會)145 Preparative Constitutionalism Association (zh-Hant 預備立憲公會)325 Brotherhood of Petition for Parliament zh 國會請願同志會 (zh-Hant 國會請願同志會)505 Joint Association of Provincial Consultative Assemblies (zh-Hant 各省諮議局聯合會)303 Guangdong Autonomous Chamber of Commerce (zh-Hant 粵商自治會)101Preparative Constitutionalism Association of Guizhou (zh-Hant 貴州憲政預備會)101Constitutionalists total6650116 Tongmenghui437Association for Guizhou Autonomy (zh-Hant 貴州自治學社)101Revolutionaries total538Independents274572Vacant224Total100100200 Detailed results ZhiliZhejiangJiangsuJiangxiShandongSichuanAnhuiHenanHunanShanxiYunnanContinuous Constitutionalism Association614223121Chinese Empire Reform Association22212Xinhai Club121Political Science Club1Preparative Constitutionalism Association111Brotherhood of Petition for Parliament11111Joint Association of Provincial Consultative Assemblies12Tongmenghui1201Independents121122311Total97766655554 HubeiGuangdongFujianShaanxiFengtianGansuGuangxiGuizhouHeilongjiangJilinContinuous Constitutionalism Association442132Chinese Empire Reform Association1Guangdong Autonomous Chamber of Commerce1Preparative Constitutionalism Association of Guizhou1Association for Guizhou Autonomy1Independents142222Total5544333222 OfficialsImperial PrinceFeudatory PrinceNobilityScholarsTaxpayersEmperor's DescendantsContinuous Constitutionalism Association1463663Xinhai Club6Political Science Club211Preparative Constitutionalism Association2Tongmenghui12Independents98139123Total3214141210106 See also Democracy in China Preparative Constitutionalism 1909 Chinese provincial elections References Category:1909 in China China Category:20th-century elections in China Category:September 1909 in Asia Category:October 1909 in Asia