Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5115530 | Electoral Studies | 2017 | 38 Pages |
Abstract
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 developing democracies, we identify a consistent personal incumbency advantage in Indonesia. However, we argue that this advantage is mediated by party choices over how incumbents and newcomers are ranked on party lists, a key heuristic for voters in low-information electoral environments such as Indonesia.
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Authors
Sebastian Dettman, Thomas B. Pepinsky, Jan H. Pierskalla,