Swing Voter and Governing Party Alternation in Taiwan
Victory of Opposition KMT in the 2008 Presidential Election
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6233395 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kevin Tze-Wai Wong, Kevin Wong (0000-0002-1820-7013, Chinese University of Hong Kong, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 285-305 |
| Publication date | 2013-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0218-5377 • E-ISSN: 1750-7812 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02185377.2013.864516 |
| OpenAlex | W2066455518 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 28 |
This study explores the relationship between swing voters and alternation of governing party in Taiwan by using national survey data from the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections. It finds that the electoral decision of swing voters always determines electoral outcome. Besides, swing voters make their vote choice based on different heuristics, whereas non-swing voters cast a vote solely based on partisan identification. Issue voting is one of the major heuristic of swing voters. Cross-strait economic integration and the referendum about membership of the United Nations were two determinative issues to swing voters in the 2008 presidential election. Alternation of the governing party succeeded in 2008 because the Democratic Progressive Party took the false step of proposing a referendum and the Kuomintang took advantage of promoting cross-strait economic integration
Democracy · Economics · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Presidential election · Presidential system · Referendum · Single non-transferable vote · Swing · Victory · Voting · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Law
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2024 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |