The
Constitution of the Republic of China took effect on December 25, 1947 (36th year of the Republic) and held its first
parliamentary election in 1948. Amidst the backdrop of the
Chinese Civil War between the
Kuomintang nationalist government and the
Chinese Communist Party, the
National Assembly invoked article 174 of the constitution and implemented the
Temporary Provisions against the Communist Rebellion. After the mainland fell to the Communists, the central government
retreated to Taiwan thus holding another nationwide elections would be too difficult in the Communist-held areas. As democratization began in the late 1980s, the government repealed the Temporary Provisions and introduced the
Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China, allowing the electorates residing in the
free area to directly elect the
president and the complete re-election of the
Legislative Yuan. The result was a victory for the KMT, which won 95 of the 161 seats. Voter turnout was 72.0%. ==Results==