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The entry for China published Legislative branch in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 25 editions. Each is shown as published. Legislative branch in every entry.
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Published as “Legislative branch” (1990 to 2025) and “National People's Congress” (1994).
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Changed since 2024The same text in 4 editions, 1990 to 1993.
unicameral National People's Congress (Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui)
unicameral National People's Congress (Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui)
Published as “Legislative branch”
unicameral
Published as “National People's Congress”
- (Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui) elections last held March 1993 (next to be held March 1998);
- results - CCP is the only party but there are also independents;
- seats - (2,977 total) (elected at county or xian level)
Rewritten: too little of the 1993 text remains to mark the changes.
unicameral
(Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui) elections last held March 1993 (next
to be held March 1998); results - CCP is the only party but there are
also independents; seats - (2,977 total) (elected at county or xian
level)
unicameral
- National People's Congress:
- (Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui) elections last held March 1993 (next to be held March 1998);
- results - CCP is the only party but there are also independents;
- seats - (2,977 total) (elected at county or xian level)
unicameral
National People's Congress: (Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui) elections
last held March 1993 (next
the only party but there are
(elected at county or xian
- unicameral National People's Congress (Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui): elections last held NA March 1993 (next to be held NA March 1998);
- results - CCP is the only party but there are also independents;
- seats - (2,977 total) (elected at county or xian level)
unicameral
National People's Congress: Congress (Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui) Dahui): elections
last held NA March 1993 (next to be held NA March 1998); results -
CCP is
(2,977 total)
unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,977 seats; members indirectly elected at county or xian level to serve five-year terms)
- elections:
- last held NA March 1993 (next to be held NA March 1998)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA; seats - NA
unicameral(Quanguo or Quanguo
Renmin Daibiao Dahui): elections Dahui (2,977 seats; members indirectly elected at
county or xian level to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held NA March 1993 (next to be held NA March 1998); results - 1998)CCP is the only party but there are also independents; election results: percent of vote - NA; seats -
(2,977 total) (elected at county or xian level)
unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,979 seats; members elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses to serve five-year terms)
- elections:
- last held NA December-NA February 1998 (next to be held late 2002-NA March 2003)
- election results:
- percent of vote-NA; seats-NA
unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo
Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,977 (2,979 seats; members indirectly elected at by municipal,county or xian level regional, and provincial people's congresses to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held NA March 1993 December-NA February 1998 (next to be held NA
late 2002-NA March 1998) 2003)
election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - NA vote-NA; seats-NA
unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,979 seats; members elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses to serve five-year terms)
- elections:
- last held NA December-NA February 1998 (next to be held late 2002-NA March 2003)
- election results:
- percent of vote--NA; seats--NA
unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo
Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,979 seats; members elected by municipal,
municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses to serve
five-year terms)
elections: last held NA December-NA February 1998 (next to be held
late 2002-NA March 2003)
election results: percent of vote-NA; seats-NA vote--NA; seats--NA
unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,979 seats; members elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses to serve five-year terms)
- elections:
- last held NA December 1997-NA February 1998 (next to be held late 2002-NA March 2003)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA; seats - NA
unicameral National People's Congress or
elections: last held NA December-NA December 1997-NA February 1998 (next to be held
election results: percent of vote--NA; seats--NA vote - NA; seats - NA
unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,979 seats; members elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses to serve five-year terms) elections: last held NA December 1997-NA February 1998 (next to be held late 2002-NA March 2003) election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - NA
unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,979 seats; members elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses to serve five-year terms)NA; NA%; seats - NA
unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,979 seats; members elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses to serve five-year terms)
- elections:
- last held NA December 1997-NA February 1998 (next to be held late 2002-NA March 2003)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA%; seats - NA
unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,979 seats; members elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held NA December 1997-NA February 1998 (next to be held late 2002-NA March 2003)
election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - NA
unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,985 seats; members elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses to serve five-year terms)
- elections:
- last held NA December 2002-NA February 2003 (next to be held late 2007-NA February 2008)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA%; seats - NA
unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,979 (2,985 seats; members elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held NA December 1997-NA 2002-NA February 1998 2003 (next to be held late 2002-NA March 2003) 2007-NA February 2008)
election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - NA
unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,985 seats; members elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses to serve five-year terms)
- elections:
- last held December 2002-February 2003 (next to be held late 2007-February 2008)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA; seats - NA
unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,985 seats; members elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held NA December 2002-NA February 2002-February 2003 (next to be held late 2007-NA February 2007-February 2008)
election results: percent of vote - NA%; NA; seats - NA
unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,985 seats; members elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses to serve five-year terms)
- elections:
- last held December 2002-February 2003 (next to be held late 2007-February 2008)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA%; seats - NA
unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,985 seats; members elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held December 2002-February 2003 (next to be held late 2007-February 2008)
election results: percent of vote - NA; NA%; seats - NA
unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,985 seats; members elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses to serve five-year terms)
- elections:
- last held December 2002-February 2003 (next to be held late 2007-February 2008)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA; seats - NA
unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,985 seats; members elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held December 2002-February 2003 (next to be held late 2007-February 2008)
election results: percent of vote - NA%; NA; seats - NA
unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,985 seats; members elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses to serve five-year terms)
- elections:
- last held December 2002-February 2003 (next to be held in late 2007-February 2008)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA; seats - NA
unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,985 seats; members elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held December 2002-February 2003 (next to be held in late 2007-February 2008)
election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - NA
unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,987 seats; members elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses, and People's Liberation Army to serve five-year terms)
- elections:
- last held December 2007-February 2008; date of next election - NA
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA; seats - 2,987
unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,985 (2,987 seats; members elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses congresses, and People's Liberation Army to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held December 2002-February 2003 (next to be held in late 2007-February 2008) 2008; date of next election - NA
election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - NA 2,987
unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,987 seats; members elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses, and People's Liberation Army to serve five-year terms)
- elections:
- last held December 2007-February 2008; date of next election - late 2012 to early 2013
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA; seats - 2,987
note: only members of the CCP, its eight allied parties, and sympathetic independent candidates are elected
unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,987 seats; members elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses, and People's Liberation Army to serve five-year terms)
elections:
last held December 2007-February 2008; date of next election - NA late 2012 to early 2013
election results:
percent of vote - NA; seats - 2,987
note:
only members of the CCP, its eight allied parties, and sympathetic independent candidates are elected
The same text in 2010 and 2011.
unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,987 seats; members elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses, and People's Liberation Army to serve five-year terms)
- elections:
- last held in December 2007-February 2008 (date of next election to be held in late 2012 to early 2013)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA; seats - 2,987
note: only members of the CCP, its eight allied parties, and sympathetic independent candidates are elected
unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,987 seats; members elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses, and People's Liberation Army to serve five-year terms)
elections:
last held in December 2007-February 2008; date 2008 (date of next election - to be held in late 2012 to early 2013 2013)
election results:
percent of vote - NA; seats - 2,987
note:
only members of the CCP, its eight allied parties, and sympathetic independent candidates are elected
The same text in 2012 and 2013.
unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,987 seats; members elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses, and People's Liberation Army to serve five-year terms)
- elections:
- last held in December 2007-February 2008 (next to be held in late 2012 to early 2013)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA; seats - 2,987
note: in practice, only members of the CCP, its eight allied parties, and CCP-approved independent candidates are elected
unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,987 seats; members elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses, and People's Liberation Army to serve five-year terms)
elections:
last held in December 2007-February 2008 (date of next election (next to be held in late 2012 to early 2013)
election results:
percent of vote - NA; seats - 2,987
note:
in practice, only members of the CCP, its eight allied parties, and sympathetic CCP-approved independent candidates are elected
unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,987 seats; members elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses, and People's Liberation Army to serve five-year terms)
- elections:
- last held in December 2012-February 2013 (next to be held in late 2017 to early 2018)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA; seats - 2,987
note: in practice, only members of the CCP, its eight allied parties, and CCP-approved independent candidates are elected
unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,987 seats; members elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses, and People's Liberation Army to serve five-year terms)
elections:
last held in December 2007-February 2008 2012-February 2013 (next to be held in late 2012 2017 to early 2013) 2018)
election results:
percent of vote - NA; seats - 2,987
note:
in practice, only members of the CCP, its eight allied parties, and CCP-approved independent candidates are elected
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
- description:
- unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,987 seats; members indirectly elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses, and the People's Liberation Army; members serve 5-year terms);
- note - in practice, only members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), its 8 allied parties, and CCP-approved independent candidates are elected
- elections:
- last held in December 2012-February 2013 (next to be held in late 2017 to early 2018)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA; seats - 2,987
description: unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,987 seats; members indirectly elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses, and the People's Liberation Army to Army; members serve five-year terms) 5-year terms); note - in practice, only members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), its 8 allied parties, and CCP-approved independent candidates are elected
elections:
election results:
note:
in practice, only members of the CCP, its eight allied parties, and CCP-approved independent candidates are elected
- description:
- unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,987 seats; members indirectly elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses, and the People's Liberation Army; members serve 5-year terms);
- note - in practice, only members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), its 8 allied parties, and CCP-approved independent candidates are elected
- elections:
- last held in December 2012-February 2013 (next to be held in late 2017 to early 2018)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA; seats by party - 2,987
description: unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,987 seats; members indirectly elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses, and the People's Liberation Army; members serve 5-year terms); note - in practice, only members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), its 8 allied parties, and CCP-approved independent candidates are elected
elections: last held in December 2012-February 2013 (next to be held in late 2017 to early 2018)
election results: percent of vote - NA; seats by party - 2,987
The same text in 5 editions, 2018 to 2022.
- description:
- unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (maximum of 3,000 seats; members indirectly elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses, and the People's Liberation Army; members serve 5-year terms);
- note - in practice, only members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), its 8 allied independent parties, and CCP-approved independent candidates are elected
- elections:
- last held in December 2017-February 2018 (next to be held in late 2022 to early 2023)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA;
- seats by party - NA;
- composition - men 2,238, women 742, percent of women 24.9%
description: unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,987 (maximum of 3,000 seats; members indirectly elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses, and the People's Liberation Army; members serve 5-year terms); note - in practice, only members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), its 8 allied independent parties, and CCP-approved independent candidates are elected
elections: last held in December 2012-February 2013 2017-February 2018 (next to be held in late 2017 2022 to early 2018) 2023)
election results: percent of vote - NA; seats by party - 2,987 NA; composition - men 2,238, women 742, percent of women 24.9%
- description:
- unicameral National People's Congress (NPC) or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (maximum of 3,000 seats; members indirectly elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses, and the People's Liberation Army; members serve 5-year terms);
- note - in practice, only members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), its 8 allied independent parties, and CCP-approved independent candidates are elected
- elections:
- the 14th NPC convened on 5 March 2023; the 15th NPC will convene in March 2028
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA;
- seats by party - NA;
- the 14th NPC consists of 2,977 delegates;
- 2,187 men;
- 790 women (26.5%)
description: unicameral National People's Congress (NPC) or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (maximum of 3,000 seats; members indirectly elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses, and the People's Liberation Army; members serve 5-year terms); note - in practice, only members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), its 8 allied independent parties, and CCP-approved independent candidates are elected
elections: last held in December 2017-February 2018 (next to be held the 14th NPC convened on 5 March 2023; the 15th NPC will convene in late 2022 to early 2023) March 2028
election results: percent of vote - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 2,238, women 742, percent the 14th NPC consists of 2,977 delegates; 2,187 men; 790 women 24.9% (26.5%)
- description:
- unicameral National People's Congress (NPC) or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (maximum of 3,000 seats; members indirectly elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses, and the People's Liberation Army; members serve 5-year terms)
- elections:
- the 14th NPC convened on 5 March 2023; the 15th NPC will convene in March 2028
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA;
- seats by party - NA;
- the 14th NPC consists of 2,977 delegates;
- 2,187 men, 790 women, percentage women 26.5%
note: in practice, only members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), its 8 allied independent parties, and CCP-approved independent candidates are elected
description: unicameral National People's Congress (NPC) or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (maximum of 3,000 seats; members indirectly elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses, and the People's Liberation Army; members serve 5-year terms); note - in practice, only members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), its 8 allied independent parties, and CCP-approved independent candidates are elected terms)
elections: the 14th NPC convened on 5 March 2023; the 15th NPC will convene in March 2028
election results: percent of vote - NA; seats by party - NA; the 14th NPC consists of 2,977 delegates; 2,187 men; men, 790 women, percentage women (26.5%) 26.5%
note: in practice, only members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), its 8 allied independent parties, and CCP-approved independent candidates are elected
- legislature name:
- National People's Congress (Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui)
- legislative structure:
- unicameral
- number of seats:
- 3000 (all indirectly elected)
- scope of elections:
- full renewal
- term in office:
- 5 years
- most recent election date:
- 3/5/2023
- percentage of women in chamber:
- 26.5%
- expected date of next election:
- March 2028
note: in practice, only members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), its 8 allied independent parties, and CCP-approved independent candidates are elected
description: unicameral legislature name: National People's Congress (NPC) or Quanguo (Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (maximum Dahui)
legislative structure: unicameral
number of 3,000 seats; members seats: 3000 (all indirectly elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses, and the People's Liberation Army; members serve 5-year terms) elected)
scope of elections: the 14th NPC convened on 5 March 2023; the 15th NPC will convene full renewal
term in March 2028 office: 5 years
most recent election results: percent of vote - NA; seats by party - NA; the 14th NPC consists of 2,977 delegates; 2,187 men, 790 women, date: 3/5/2023
percentage of women in chamber: 26.5%
expected date of next election: March 2028
note: in practice, only members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), its 8 allied independent parties, and CCP-approved independent candidates are elected
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