Examining Strategic Voting in Single-Member Districts A Case Study of the 2006 Taipei City Mayoral Election

• Published in: Japanese Journal of Electoral Studies Vol. 23; pp. 101 - 111
• Main Authors: Tsai, Chia-hung, Yu, Ching-hsin, Huang, Chi, Chen, Lu-huei, Cheng, Su-feng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japanese Association of Electoral Studies 2008

One of the important features of the 2006 Taipei City mayoral election is that there were three likely candidates. Each of them represented one of the major parties. The conventional wisdom states that the electorate may vote for their second preferred candidate if their most favorite one is not lik...