8 ▁were ▁allocated ▁for ▁over se as ▁Chinese ▁and ▁were ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁parties ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁proportion ▁of ▁votes ▁received ▁nation wide . ▁▁ 8 ▁seats ▁were ▁reserved ▁for ▁the ▁ab original ▁populations . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁History ▁in ▁Main land ▁China ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁Legisl ative ▁Y uan ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁capital ▁of ▁N ank ing ▁after ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Ex ped ition . ▁Its ▁ 5 1 ▁members ▁were ▁appointed ▁to ▁a ▁term ▁of ▁two ▁years . ▁The ▁ 4 th ▁Legisl ative ▁Y uan ▁under ▁this ▁period ▁had ▁its ▁members ▁expanded ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 , ▁and ▁its ▁term ▁in ▁office ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁ 1 4 ▁years ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁S ino - J apan ese ▁War ▁( 1 9 3 7 – 4 5 ). ▁According ▁to ▁K MT ▁political ▁theory , ▁these ▁first ▁four ▁sessions ▁marked ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁political ▁tut el age . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁Constitution ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁came ▁into ▁effect ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁Legisl ative ▁session ▁conven ed ▁in ▁N ank ing ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁with ▁ 7 6 0 ▁members . ▁Six ▁prepar atory ▁meet ings ▁had ▁been ▁held ▁on ▁ 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁during ▁which ▁Sun ▁Fo ▁and ▁Chen ▁Li - fu ▁were ▁elected ▁President ▁and ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁body . ▁In ▁ 1 9