國民黨候選人買票機器的建立與運作：一九九三年風芒縣長選舉的個案研究

The Making and Operation of a Kuomintang Candidate s Vote-Buying Machine

王金壽(Chin-shou Wang)

《台灣政治學刊》 2期 (1997/12) Pp. 3-62

https://doi.org/10.6683/TPSR.199712_(2).0001

並列摘要

Vote-buying has long been a wide -spread phenomenon in elections on Taiwan. It is most commonly practiced by the Kuomintang candidates. This essay analyzes the making and operation of the vote - buying machine of a KMT candidate. The information is collected from participant observation and in-depth interview of the KMT campaigners of different ranks. The article claims that local factions are an important instrument for the KMT in exercising large -scale vote-buying. In some towns where no factions exist, which is rare, party officers take the place of local factions to engage in vote -buying. This paper shows that large -scale vote- buying is a deliberate and carefully planned process. Moreover, its effectiveness and secrecy are insured by traditional social relations. This paper also challenges the conclusion of past findings by interview surveys that the proportion of Votes bought among the electorate is about 25-30% It is estimated to be as high as 67% by the current research. The Vote-buying machine nor only sustained the KMT authoritarian regime but has also kept it in power after democratization.

並列關鍵字

Vote-buying ； Local Faction ； Electoral Mobilization ； LocaI Politics ； KMT