All China elections

3rd NPC National Congress

The congress the Cultural Revolution froze

convened 21 December 1964 · The Mao-era congresses · 3040 seats

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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

NPC Chairman (continued)

Zhu De

Largest force

Chinese Communist Party

2668 of 3040 seats

Turnout

The result

Share of the National People's Congress
Chinese Communist PartyMao Zedong2668
Other licensed parties and independents372
Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic PartyJi Fang