Timeline of the Most Recent Amendments to the Current Election Law and Provincial-Level Election Regulations

Editor Yao Lif a (18972198964)

1. Current Election Law (full title: Election Law of the People’s Republic of China on the National People’s Congress and Local People’s Congresses at All Levels), most recently amended in October 2020.

2. Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Election of Deputies to the People’s Congresses of Districts, Townships, Ethnic Townships and Towns in Beijing Municipality, most recently amended in May 2021.

3. Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Election of Deputies to People’s Congresses Below the District Level in Tianjin Municipality, most recently amended in March 2026.

4. Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Direct Election of Deputies to the People’s Congresses of Districts and Townships and Towns in Shanghai Municipality, most recently amended in March 2021.

5. Detailed Rules for the Implementation in Chongqing Municipality of the Election Law of the People’s Republic of China on the National People’s Congress and Local People’s Congresses at All Levels, most recently amended in September 2022.

6. Detailed Rules for the Implementation of Elections to People’s Congresses at All Levels in Jiangsu Province, most recently amended in March 2021.

7. Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Election of Deputies to the People’s Congresses at the County and Township Levels in Zhejiang Province, most recently amended in March 2021.

8. Detailed Rules for the Implementation of Elections to People’s Congresses at All Levels in Anhui Province, most recently amended in May 2021.

9. Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Direct Election of Deputies to the People’s Congresses at the County and Township Levels in Fujian Province, most recently amended in December 2020.

10. Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Election of Deputies to People’s Congresses at All Levels in Jiangxi Province, most recently amended in November 2020.

11. Detailed Rules for the Implementation of Elections to People’s Congresses at the County and Township Levels in Shandong Province, most recently amended in March 2021.

12. Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Election of Deputies to People’s Congresses at the County and Township Levels in Hubei Province, most recently amended in April 2021.

13. Detailed Rules for the Implementation in Henan Province of the Election Law of the People’s Republic of China on the National People’s Congress and Local People’s Congresses at All Levels, most recently amended in September 2016.

14. Detailed Rules for the Direct Election of Deputies to People’s Congresses Below the County Level in Hunan Province, most recently amended in March 2021.

15. Detailed Rules for the Implementation of Elections to People’s Congresses at All Levels in Guangdong Province, most recently amended in March 2016.

16. Detailed Rules for the Implementation of Elections to People’s Congresses at All Levels in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, most recently amended in March 2016.

17. Detailed Rules for the Implementation of Elections to People’s Congresses at the County and Township Levels in Hainan Province, most recently amended in March 2026.

18. Detailed Rules for the Implementation of Elections to People’s Congresses at the County and Township Levels in Hebei Province, most recently amended in March 2021.

19. Detailed Rules for the Implementation of Elections to People’s Congresses at All Levels in Shanxi Province, most recently amended in June 2025.

20. Detailed Rules for the Implementation of Elections to People’s Congresses at All Levels in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, most recently amended in September 2025.

21. Detailed Rules for the Implementation of Elections to People’s Congresses at the County and Township Levels in Liaoning Province, most recently amended in March 2026.

22. Detailed Rules for the Implementation of Elections to People’s Congresses at the County and Township Levels in Jilin Province, most recently amended in May 2021.

23. Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Election of Deputies to People’s Congresses at the County and Township Levels in Heilongjiang Province, most recently amended in December 2020.

24. Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Election of Deputies to People’s Congresses at the County and Township Levels in Shaanxi Province, most recently amended in May 2021.

25. Detailed Rules for the Implementation in Gansu Province of the Election Law of the People’s Republic of China on the National People’s Congress and Local People’s Congresses at All Levels, most recently amended in March 2021.

26. Detailed Rules for the Implementation in Qinghai Province of the Election Law of the People’s Republic of China on the National People’s Congress and Local People’s Congresses at All Levels, most recently amended in March 2021.

27. Detailed Rules for the Implementation in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of the Election Law of the People’s Republic of China on the National People’s Congress and Local People’s Congresses at All Levels, most recently amended in May 2021.

28. Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Direct Election of Deputies to People’s Congresses Below the County Level in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, most recently amended in March 2021.

29. Measures for the Implementation in Sichuan Province of the Election Law of the People’s Republic of China on the National People’s Congress and Local People’s Congresses at All Levels, most recently amended in December 2022.

30. Regulations on the Election of Deputies to People’s Congresses at All Levels in Guizhou Province, most recently amended in March 2021.

31. Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Election of Deputies to People’s Congresses at the County and Township Levels in Yunnan Province, most recently amended in March 2021.

32. Detailed Rules for the Implementation in the Tibet Autonomous Region of the Election Law of the People’s Republic of China on the National People’s Congress and Local People’s Congresses at All Levels, most recently amended in November 2020.

Notes:

1. From now (April 2026) through next autumn, a new round of elections for deputies to people’s congresses at the county and township levels will be held nationwide.

2. In studying the laws and regulations governing the election of people’s congress deputies, we can study only the most recently amended versions.

3. The dates of the most recent amendments to the election regulations in Guangdong, Henan and Guangxi may not be accurate.

4. We will study first and then exchange views and discuss them, with the aim of applying them in practice.

5. My WeChat ID is 18972198964.

6. Since 1983, I have continuously studied and practiced the laws and regulations governing elections.