24-1  Number of Deputies to All the Previous National People's Congresses|24-1NumberofDeputiestoAllthePreviousNationalPeople'sCongresses|(person)|Congress|Year|Total|AsPercentagetoTotalDeputies(%)|Numberof|Female|EthnicMinority|Female|EthnicMinority|Deputies|Deputies|Deputies|Deputies|Deputies|FirstCongress|1954|1226|147|177|12|14.4|SecondCongress|1959|1226|150|180|12.2|14.7|ThirdCongress|1964|3040|542|373|17.8|12.3|FourthCongress|1975|2885|653|270|22.6|9.4|FifthCongress|1978|3497|740|381|21.2|10.9|SixthCongress|1983|2978|632|404|21.2|13.6|SeventhCongress|1988|2970|634|445|21.3|15|EighthCongress|1993|2978|626|439|21|14.7|NinthCongress|1998|2979|650|428|21.8|14.4|TenthCongress|2003|2984|604|415|20.2|13.9|EleventhCongress|2008|2987|637|411|21.33|13.76|TwelfthCongress|2013|2987|699|409|23.4|13.7