The first elections for the National Assembly, Legislative Yuan and Control Yuan were held in 1947, following the promulgation of the Republic of China's Constitution in late 1946.
選舉羅免法草案，是於前年三月開始由內政部進行作業，組成草擬委員會，並邀請學術界和社會各方面有關人士參與其事。在此期間，大眾傳播界也熱烈反映輿論。