The Impact of Vote-Distribution On County Councilors' Legislative Behavior
Date Issued
2015
Date
2015
Author(s)
Lin, Hsun-Hsuan
Abstract
Analysis from the voting result indicates two patterns for councilor election. In the first type, the votes are evenly distributed in each of the administrative regions. In the second type, votes are concentrated on specific administrative regions. Therefore, this paper wants to explore whether vote distribution will affect the behavior of the councilors when they propose and interrogate. First, from the statistical analysis we found that when the votes are more concentrated on specific administrative constituencies, the councilor would be more concerned about those administrative regions and less for the other who did not vote for the councilor. In addition, if there are many candidates in the election and the level of competition is intense, the councilor will focus more on the administrative regions in which he received more votes. Furthermore, we find that local identification (in support local people), deeply influenced voting behaviors. The benefit is that voters can find local councilor and seek services directly. The councilor can also understand where the people are and can provide better service. Finally, although all councilors have concentrated voting on specific administrative regions, on the village level, the votes for traditional KMT councilors and non-party councilors are often concentrated in a few specific areas of the village, while the votes for DPP and other small parties are often scattered in various administrative regions.
Subjects
NON-TRANSFERABLE VOTE SYSTEMS WITH MULTI-MEMBER DISTRICT SINGLE
CONSTITUENCY SERVICE
LEGISLATIVE BEHAVIOR
TAICHUNG CONTY
Type
thesis