1st NPC National Congress
The first NPCconvened 15 September 1954 · The Mao-era congresses · 1226 seats
The 1st National People's Congress (NPC) was in session from 1954 to 1959. It held four sessions in this period.
An indirect, Communist Party-controlled selection: delegates are chosen through tiers of party-managed elections with no opposition permitted, and the eight licensed minor parties all formally accept CCP leadership. Recorded here as the workings of a one-party state, not as a competitive election.
NPC Chairman before
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NPC Chairman (continued)
Liu Shaoqi
Largest force
Chinese Communist Party
1048 of 1226 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the National People's Congress | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Communist Party | Mao Zedong | 1048 | — | — | — | — | |
| Other licensed parties and independents | — | 178 | — | — | — | — | |
| Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party | Zhang Bojun | — | — | — | — | — |