Share of members of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference CPPCC by origin

This statistic shows the share of members of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in China from 1983 to 2013, by origin. CPPCC functions as an advisory body and makes important political decisions in China. The members are from political parties, organizations, or independent. Members are elected once every five years. In 2013, nearly 40 percent of the delegates were members of the Chinese Communist Party CPC and 11.5 percent belonged to ethnic minorities.

Share of members of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in China from 1983 to 2013, by origin

Characteristic	Chinese Communist Party deputies	Ethnic minority deputies
2013	39.9%	11.5%
2008	39.9%	11.2%
2003	40%	11.7%
1998	39.9%	11.8%
1993	39.7%	11.5%
1988	40.8%	10.8%
1983	39.7%	8.8%

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February 2013

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China

Survey time period

1983 to 2013

Supplementary notes

CPPCC functions as an advisory body and makes important political decisions in China. The members are from political parties, organizations, or independent. Members are elected once every five years.

The data for former Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference were taken from China Statistical Yearbook 2012, page 925.

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