The Su Nan County And Country Vote Of The Local Autonomy In The Late Qing Dynasty (1909-1911)

In the late Qing dynasty, ruling class implemented a series of political innovations. Under the internal and external pressure. In those, local self-government for carry out "Prepare Constitutionalism" had enormous effect on Chinese modem politics in a certain extent. Especially election of county and country for self-government aroused strong repercussion in basic level. Election for local self-government. In the late Qing dynasty derived from Europe and the U.S and imitated Japan. Also, it formed some own characteristics in the course of implement, which was a epitome of practice of western political system in China. While at that time, election of county and country for local self-government in the Su Nan was a epitome of election in modem China, which could be including into two levels and three aspect. It included Prefecture Department An administrative county (higher level) and Town Villages and towns Country (lower level) from the level of election. From the contents of election, it included elections to member of a legislative assembly of Parliament of province, county and country. To complete the elections for local self-government, Jang Su province first set up Preparatory place of local self-government to guide election in the province. Under the organization of Preparatory place of self-government, it picked out a group of intellectuals and local esquires and made training, Then according to actual circumstances, achievements of trainee and need to election, they were appointed to go to every Prefecture Department An administrative county (superior) and Town Villages and towns Country to preach the essence of self-government and election. They basically completed the preparation before theelections. On the basic of these jobs, the election member of a legislative assembly of Parliament of province began firstly. Although this level of election was to elect provincial councilor, it made the lower people have the chance of participate in government and political affairs for the first time in the history of China. Then the election of country, which continued for a long time and was far-reaching began. Besides electing member of a legislative assembly of Parliament of province and county, the most impartment achievements of election of country consisted in electing and foundation of parliament. That is legislative and board that is administrative institution. The election of country was in the end. As the first election in China, it wasn't perfect in some places, but it still had a certain influence: the first was awakened the common people's the consciousness of democracy, the second is partly converted the Qing Government organizational function, the third is make other trade organizations begin to imitate. In a word, the election of county and country of Su Nan in the late Qing Dynasty was helpful for the lower people to take part in politics and it got together, richer experiences for subsequent election of every period.