2nd NPC National Congress
convened 18 April 1959 · The Mao-era congresses · 1235 seats
Since the succeeding Congress was to be the first to be elected under the 1954 Constitution of the People's Republic of China, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, in February 1959, finished all the preparatory work for selection of deputies, which were voted by representatives of the provincial legislatures and the city legislatures of the then two Direct-
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)
Zhu De
Largest force
Chinese Communist Party
1047 of 1235 seats
Turnout
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The result
9 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.