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21-24 NUMBER OF DEPUTIES TO ALL THE PREVIOUS NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESSES
Unit：person |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Item | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth | Seventh | Eighth | Ninth
| Congress | Congress | Congress | Congress | Congress | Congress | Congress | Congress | Congress
| -1954 | -1959 | -1964 | -1975 | -1978 | -1983 | -1988 | -1993 | -1998
Total Number of All Deputies | 1226 | 1226 | 3040 | 2885 | 3497 | 2978 | 2978 | 2978 | 2979
Female Deputies | 147 | 150 | 542 | 653 | 742 | 632 | 634 | 626 | 650
As Percentage to Total | 12 | 12.2 | 17.8 | 22.6 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.3 | 21 | 21.8
Deputies from National Minorities | 178 | 179 | 372 | 270 | 381 | 403 | 445 | 439 | 428
As Percentage to Total | 14.5 | 14.6 | 12.2 | 9.4 | 10.9 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.4