▁December ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁when ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁subsequent ▁Jud icial ▁Y uan ▁r uling ▁they ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁ret ire ▁and ▁the ▁members ▁elected ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁remained ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 6 1 ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Legisl ative ▁Y uan ▁were ▁elected ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁third ▁L Y , ▁elected ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁had ▁ 1 5 7 ▁members ▁serving ▁ 3 - year ▁terms . ▁The ▁fourth ▁L Y , ▁elected ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁was ▁expanded ▁to ▁ 2 2 5 ▁members ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁include ▁legisl ators ▁from ▁the ▁abol ished ▁provincial ▁legisl ature ▁of ▁Taiwan ▁Province . ▁The ▁Legisl ative ▁Y uan ▁greatly ▁increased ▁its ▁prom in ence ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁President ial ▁elections ▁in ▁Taiwan ▁when ▁the ▁Executive ▁Y uan ▁and ▁presiden cy ▁was ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Progress ive ▁Party ▁while ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Y uan ▁had ▁a ▁large ▁majority ▁of ▁Ku om int ang ▁members . ▁ ▁The ▁legisl ative ▁elections ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁produced ▁a ▁content ious ▁situation ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁pan - blue ▁coal ition ▁has ▁only ▁a ▁thin ▁majority ▁over ▁the ▁gover ning ▁pan - green ▁coal ition ▁in ▁the ▁legisl ature , ▁making ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁b ills ▁often ▁dependent ▁on ▁the ▁votes ▁of ▁a ▁few ▁def ectors ▁and ▁independ ents . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁situation ▁there ▁have ▁been