Incumbency advantage and candidate characteristics in open-list proportional representation systems: Evidence from Indonesia

Incumbency advantage and candidate characteristics in open-list proportional representation systems: Evidence from Indonesia

We use evidence from Indonesia's April 2014 legislative elections to study the relationship between incumbency, list position, candidate characteristics, and electoral success in open-list PR systems. Contrary to a recent literature identifying an incumbency disadvantage in other large developi...

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Main Authors: DETTMAN, Sebastian Carl, PEPINSKY, Thomas B., PIERSKALLA, Jan H.
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
Subjects:
Candidate characteristics
Incumbency advantage
Indonesia
Open list proportional representation
Asian Studies
Political Science
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3124
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4381/viewcontent/Incumbency_advantage_and_candidate_characteristics_av.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
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