16-40  Number of Deputies to all the Previous People's Congresses of Xinjiang
Item	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth	Sixth	Seventh	Eighth	Ninth	Tenth
	Congress	Congress	Congress	Congress	Congress	Congress	Congress	Congress	Congress	Congress
	1954	1959	1964	1975	1978	1983	1988	1993	1998	2003
Total Number of All Deputies (person)	376	386	453	809	672	550	550	542	550	550
Deputies from the Communist Party of China	178		240			374	357	381	396	396
As Percentage to Total	47.3		53			68	64.9	70.3	72	72
Deputies from National Minorities	331		383	510	430	357	363	355	363	363
As Percentage to Total	88		84.5	63.8	64	64.9	66	65.5	66	66
Female Deputies	52	61	89	200	146	17	126	123	135	135
As Percentage to Total	13.8	15.8	19.6	24.7	21.7	21.3	22.9	22.7	24.5	24.5