| 22-2 Number of Deputies to All the Previous Chinese People's Political Consultative Conferences | ||||||
| (person) | ||||||
| Congress | Year | Total | As Percentage to Total Deputies (%) | |||
| Number of | Deputies from | Ethnic | Deputies from | Ethnic | ||
| Deputies | the Communist | Minority | the Communist | Minority | ||
| Party of China | Deputies | Party of China | Deputies | |||
| Sixth Congress | 1983 | 2042 | 811 | 179 | 39.7 | 8.8 |
| Seventh Congress | 1988 | 2038 | 832 | 221 | 40.8 | 10.8 |
| Eighth Congress | 1993 | 2093 | 831 | 241 | 39.7 | 11.5 |
| Ninth Congress | 1998 | 2195 | 875 | 258 | 39.9 | 11.8 |
| Tenth Congress | 2003 | 2238 | 895 | 262 | 40.0 | 11.7 |
| Eleventh Congress | 2008 | 2237 | 892 | 250 | 39.9 | 11.2 |