This statistic shows the number of deputies of National People's Congress (NPC) in China from 1954 to 2023. In 2023, 2,977 deputies were elected for the National People's Congress in China.
Number of deputies of National People's Congress (NPC) in China from 1954 to 2023
The National Party Congress is the Chinese Communist Party's organ of supreme power. The delegates are elected once every five years by the Central Committee. According to the Chinese government's official webseite the functions are "to hear and examine the report of the Central Committee, to hear and examine the report of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, to discuss and decide on major issues of the Party, to revise the Party constitution and to elect the Central Committee and the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection".
The data on former National People's Congresses was taken from China Statistical Yearbook 2022, table 24.1.
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