' s ▁political ▁theory , ▁is ▁a ▁branch ▁of ▁government . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Jud icial ▁Y uan ' s ▁interpretation ▁number ▁ 7 6 ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁( 1 9 5 7 ), ▁the ▁parliament ▁of ▁the ▁republic ▁includes ▁all ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁( now ▁abol ished ), ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Y uan , ▁and ▁the ▁Control ▁Y uan . ▁However , ▁after ▁constitution al ▁am end ments ▁effectively ▁transfer ring ▁almost ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ' s ▁powers ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Y uan ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁it ▁has ▁become ▁more ▁common ▁in ▁Taiwan ese ▁newsp apers ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Y uan ▁as ▁“ the ▁parliament ” ▁( ). ▁ ▁Current ▁legisl ature ▁ ▁Starting ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁legisl ative ▁elections , ▁changes ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Y uan ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁a ▁constitution al ▁am end ment ▁passed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁The ▁Legisl ative ▁Y uan ▁has ▁ 1 1 3 ▁members ▁serving ▁four - year ▁terms . ▁Legisl ators ▁are ▁elected ▁to ▁office ▁through ▁the ▁following ▁ways : ▁▁ 7 3 ▁are ▁elected ▁under ▁the ▁first - p ast - the - post ▁system ▁in ▁single - member ▁constitu encies . ▁ 3 4 ▁are ▁elected ▁under ▁the ▁supp lement ary ▁member ▁system ▁on ▁a ▁second ▁ball ot , ▁based ▁on ▁nation wide ▁votes , ▁and ▁calculated ▁using ▁the ▁largest ▁remainder ▁method ▁by ▁the ▁H