4 9 , ▁the ▁main land ▁fell ▁to ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁and ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Y uan ▁( al ong ▁with ▁the ▁entire ▁RO C ▁government ) ▁was ▁trans pl anted ▁to ▁Tai pe i . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁ 3 8 0 ▁members ▁conven ed ▁at ▁the ▁Sun ▁Y at - sen ▁Hall ▁in ▁Tai pe i . ▁ ▁History ▁on ▁Taiwan ▁ ▁Taiwan ' s ▁first ▁legisl ature ▁began ▁under ▁Japanese ▁rule ▁which ▁was ▁sub ordin ated ▁by ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Diet ▁in ▁Tokyo . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁Taiwan ▁Provin cial ▁Government ▁was ▁formed . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Legisl ative ▁Y uan ▁was ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁elected ▁for ▁a ▁term ▁of ▁three ▁years ▁ending ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ; ▁however , ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁Main land ▁made ▁it ▁impossible ▁to ▁hold ▁new ▁elections . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁Jud icial ▁Y uan ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Y uan ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁hold ▁office ▁until ▁new ▁elections ▁could ▁be ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁Main land . ▁ ▁This ▁decision ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁belief ▁that ▁the ▁K MT ▁would ▁re take ▁the ▁Main land ▁in ▁a ▁short ▁time . ▁ ▁However , ▁over ▁the ▁years , ▁as ▁the ▁prospect ▁of ▁reg aining ▁the ▁Main land ▁dimin ished , ▁this ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁legisl ators ▁from ▁main land ▁districts ▁( and ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁r uling ▁K MT ) ▁held ▁their ▁seats ▁for