1909 Qing General Election

General elections were held in the Qing Empire on 20 April 1909 to elect 850 members of the House of Representatives. The election have seen the third consecutive victory of the Tongmenghui and the re-designation of Sun Yat Sen as Premier for the 3rd time. Old Guard Qing conservatives popularity began to fade in favor of new parties that proposed reforms, but rejected the Tongmenghui handling of the state, considered it to be too soft regarding foreign policy. For the first time, an opposition party was registered and the title "Leader of His Imperial Majesty Opposition", later transformed as "Leader of His Majesty Opposition" in 1961, was created and assigned for Liang Qichao, who recognized the defeat and announced to guide the opposition from parliamentary benches.