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The Effectiveness of Vote-Equalizing Strategies - A Case Study on Vote-Equalizing Strategies Used by the DPP in the Fifth Legisiative Election in the North District of Kaohsiung City

Wen-Chun Chen and Chi-Cheng Huang
2004 / 11
Volume 11, No.2

pp.43-79
10.6612/tjes.2004.11.02.43-79
Paper

Abstract

In the Fifth Legislative Election in 2001, the Democratic Progressie Party (DPP) employed the vote-equalizing strategies in the Northern District of Kaohsiung. In the past, the DPP had used similar strategies only in Taipei, therefore whether this attempt in Kaohsiung would be successful was closely observed.
this study, based on the aggregate data analysis, shows that from the perspective of candidates seeking to renew their office, the effective of election districts, but less effective in other districts. The key factor, as the survey data analysis shows, that the DPP was able to win all three seats lies in the strong sense of party identification and sufficient campaign information. Lastly, the fact that both the KMT and the PFP had nominated too many candidates, caused the third DPP candidate Chu Shing -yu, to be elected.

Keywords

campaign strategies

effectiveness of vote-equalizing strategies

aggregate data analysis

survey data analysis