3rd NPC National Congress
The congress the Cultural Revolution frozeconvened 21 December 1964 · The Mao-era congresses · 3040 seats
Chinese Communist Party finished first with 2668 of 3040 seats. Zhu De took office.
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
2668 of 3040 seats
Turnout
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The result
Chinese Communist Party
Mao Zedong
2668
seats
Other licensed parties and independents
372
seats
Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party
Ji Fang
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seats