are ▁qu ota . ▁Any ▁party ▁which ▁receives ▁ 5 % ▁or ▁more ▁of ▁the ▁Party ▁vote ▁can ▁enter ▁the ▁parliament . ▁For ▁each ▁party , ▁at ▁least ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁legisl ators ▁elected ▁under ▁this ▁system ▁must ▁be ▁female . ▁ 6 ▁seats ▁are ▁elected ▁by ▁ind igen ous ▁pe op les ▁vot ers ▁through ▁single ▁non - trans fer able ▁vote ▁in ▁two ▁three - member ▁constitu encies . ▁ ▁The ▁ 5 ▁largest ▁parties ▁with ▁ 3 ▁seats ▁or ▁more ▁can ▁form ▁c auc uses . ▁If ▁there ▁are ▁fewer ▁than ▁ 5 ▁such ▁parties , ▁legisl ators ▁in ▁other ▁parties ▁or ▁with ▁no ▁party ▁affili ation ▁can ▁form ▁c auc uses ▁with ▁at ▁least ▁ 4 ▁members . ▁ ▁The ▁other ▁Yu ans ▁are ▁author ized ▁to ▁propose ▁legisl ative ▁b ills ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Y uan . ▁Legisl ative ▁b ills ▁proposed ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Y uan ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁cos igned ▁by ▁a ▁certain ▁number ▁of ▁legisl ators . ▁Once ▁a ▁bill ▁reaches ▁the ▁legisl ature , ▁it ▁is ▁subject ▁to ▁a ▁process ▁of ▁three ▁read ings . ▁ ▁The ▁previous ▁legisl ature ▁had ▁ 2 2 5 ▁members . ▁Legisl ators ▁were ▁elected ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁ways : ▁▁▁ 1 6 8 ▁were ▁elected ▁by ▁popular ▁vote ▁through ▁single ▁non - trans fer able ▁vote ▁in ▁multi - member ▁consist encies ▁▁ 4 1 ▁were ▁elected ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁proportion ▁of ▁nation wide ▁votes ▁received ▁by ▁particip ating ▁political ▁parties . ▁▁