The Effect of Open Seats on Challenger Strength in Japanese Lower House Elections
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6300570 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Hickman (0000-0001-9447-7261, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 573 |
| Publication date | 1992-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Legislative Studies Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0362-9805 • E-ISSN: 1939-9162 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2307/439867 |
| OpenAlex | W2319048273 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 3 |
This research tests the hypothesis that Japanese Lower House (multimember) districts with more open seats attract more strong challengers. Lower House incumbents are reelected at higher percentage rates than challengers are elected. Using data for the 10 most recent elections to the Lower House (1963-90), measures appropriate to the medium-sized district, single-entry ballot electoral system were constructed for the proportion of open seats and the effective number of strong challengers in each district. Analysis shows that strong challengers enter district races in proportion to the opportunities presented by open seats
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| Citations per year | 0,34 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2011 (15) |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |