23-1  Number of Deputies to All the Previous National People's Congresses
	(person)
Congress	Year				As Percentage to Total Deputies (%)
		Total	Female	Ethnic
		Number of	Deputies	Minority	Female	Ethnic Minority
		Deputies		Deputies	Deputies	Deputies
First Congress	1954	1226	147	177	12.0	14.4
Second Congress	1959	1226	150	180	12.2	14.7
Third Congress	1964	3040	542	373	17.8	12.3
Fourth Congress	1975	2885	653	270	22.6	9.4
Fifth Congress	1978	3497	740	381	21.2	10.9
Sixth Congress	1983	2978	632	404	21.2	13.6
Seventh Congress	1988	2970	634	445	21.3	15.0
Eighth Congress	1993	2978	626	439	21.0	14.7
Ninth Congress	1998	2979	650	428	21.8	14.4
Tenth Congress	2003	2984	604	415	20.2	13.9
Eleventh Congress	2008	2987	637	411	21.3	13.8