1st National People's Congress

The 1st National People's Congress (simplified Chinese: 第一届全国人民代表大会; traditional Chinese: 第一屆全國人民代表大會; pinyin: Dìyī Jiè Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì) was in session from 1954 to 1959. It held four sessions in this period. There were 1226 deputies to the Congress. These were the first legislative elections to take place after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

1st National People's Congress
September 1954
All 1,226 seats to the National People's Congress
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Mao Zedong
Party Communist Minority
Alliance United Front United Front
Seats won 1,048 178
Percentage 85.48% 14.52%
Chairman-elect

Liu Shaoqi
Communist

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Elections to the Congress

In accordance with the rules set by the 1st Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the first set of deputies to the NPC were elected in the spring and summer of 1954, the first elections under the 1953 Electoral Law which set rules for elections in the PRC, by the following:

First Plenary Session

The first plenary session was held in September 1954.[1] The Congress passed the 1954 Constitution of the People's Republic of China. It elected the state leaders:

Chairmanship Election
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Mao Zedong 121000
Vice Chairmanship Election
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Zhu De 121000

References
  1. "第一届全国人民代表大会（1954年）". National People's Congress. 12 August 2004. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
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