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1st National People's Congress
1954–1959 Chinese legislative session
1954–1959 Chinese legislative session
The 1st National People's Congress (NPC) was in session from 1954 to 1959. It held four sessions in this period. There were 1,226 deputies to the Congress. These were the first legislative elections to take place after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Background
In accordance with the rules set by the 1st National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the first set of deputies to the NPC were elected in the spring and summer of 1954, the first elections under the 1953 Electoral Law which set rules for elections in the PRC, by the following:
- Provincial legislatures
- Legislative councils of the directly administered cities
- Regional legislature of Inner Mongolia
Seat distribution
| Major party | Chairman | Seats | Other Parties | Chairperson | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Communist Party}}" | Chinese Communist Party | Mao Zedong | 1,048 | |||
| Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party}}" | Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party | Zhang Bojun | 178 | |||
| Jiusan Society}}" | Jiusan Society | Xu Deheng | ||||
| China Democratic League}}" | China Democratic League | Zhang Lan | ||||
| Shen Junru | ||||||
| China Association for Promoting Democracy}}" | China Association for Promoting Democracy | Ma Xulun | ||||
| China National Democratic Construction Association}}" | China National Democratic Construction Association | Huang Yanpei | ||||
| Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang}}" | Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang | Li Jishen | ||||
| Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League}}" | Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League | Xie Xuehong | ||||
| China Zhi Gong Party}}" | China Zhi Gong Party | Chen Qiyou | ||||
| Independents | *N/A* |
The first session
The first plenary session was held in September 1954. The Congress passed the 1954 Constitution of the People's Republic of China. It elected the state leaders:
- Chairman of the People's Republic of China: Mao Zedong
- Vice Chairman of the People's Republic of China: Zhu De
- Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress: Liu Shaoqi
- Premier of the State Council: Zhou Enlai
- President of the Supreme People's Court: Dong Biwu
- Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate: Zhang Dingcheng
| Chairmanship Election | Candidates | For | Against | Abstain | Vice Chairmanship Election | Candidates | For | Against | Abstain | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mao Zedong [[File:Check mark.svg | 18px]] | 1210 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Zhu De [[File:Check mark.svg | 18px]] | 1210 | 0 | 0 |
References
References
- (12 August 2004). "第一届全国人民代表大会（1954年）". National People's Congress.
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