Legislative Yuan: Unicameral national legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China now based in Taiwan.
It is one of the five branches (五院; wǔyuàn; gō͘-īⁿ) of government. The parliament of the republic includes all three of the National Assembly (now abolished), the Legislative Yuan, and the Control Yuan.
Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China 中華民國立法院 | |
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| 11th Legislative Yuan | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded |
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| Disbanded |
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| Preceded by | National Assembly |
| Leadership | |
President | |
Vice President | Johnny Chiang (KMT) since 1 February 2024 |
Caucus Leaders | |
Secretary General | Chester W. L. Chou (Independent) since 5 February 2024 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 113 |
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Political groups | In Government (Minority)
Opposition (Majority) |
Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
| Parallel voting: | |
Last election | 13 January 2024 |
| Meeting place | |
_Legislative_Yuan_of_the_Republic_of_China_(chamber,_exterior).jpg) | |
| The Legislative Yuan Building, No. 1, Zhongshan South Road Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Republic of China | |
_Legislative_Yuan_of_the_Republic_of_China_(chamber,_interior).jpg) | |
| Website | |
| www.ly.gov.tw (in English) | |
| Constitution | |
| Additional Articles and the original Constitution of the Republic of China | |
How it works
Legislators are elected to office through the following ways:
- 73 are elected under the first-past-the-post system in single-member constituencies.
- 34 are elected under the supplementary member system on a second ballot, based on nationwide votes, and calculated using the largest remainder method by the Hare quota. Any party which receives 5% or more of the Party vote can enter the parliament. For each party, at least half of the legislators elected under this system must be female.
- 6 seats are elected by indigenous peoples voters through single non-transferable vote in two three-member constituencies.
References
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