1909 Chinese parliamentary election

The 1909 Chinese Imperial Advisory Council election was an indirect election to the first 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.[1]

1909 Chinese parliamentary election

September – October 1909
98 seats (of 200 seats) to the Advisory Council 99 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Chen Baochen Yang Du Yan Xishan Party Maintain Constitutional Association Chinese Empire Reform Association Xinhai Club Alliance Constitutionalists Constitutionalists Constitutionalists Leader's seat Scholars (Appointed members) Did not stand Did not stand Seats won 75 12 11 Elected seats 38 12 4 Appointed seats 37 0 7   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Sun Yat-sen Wang Rongbao Zheng Xiaoxu Party Tongmenghui Political Science Club Preliminary Constituent Association Alliance Revolutionaries Constitutionalists Constitutionalists Leader's seat Did not stand Government Officials (Appointed members) Did not stand Seats won 8 6 5 Elected seats 5 1 3 Appointed seats 3 5 2
Majority independent politicians elected   No elected members

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.