All China elections

12th NPC National Congress

convened 5 March 2013 · The Xi-era congresses · 2987 seats

The 12th National People's Congress (NPC) was elected in national congressional conferences from October 2012 to February 2013 and was in session from 2013 to 2018. It succeeded the 11th National People's Congress.

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)

Zhang Dejiang

Largest force

Chinese Communist Party

2157 of 2987 seats

Turnout

The result

Share of the National People's Congress
Chinese Communist PartyXi Jinping2157
Other licensed parties and independents830
Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic PartySang Guowei