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Satisficing Voters : = Explaining Durable One-Party-Dominant Rule in Singapore.

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正題名/作者:	Satisficing Voters :/
其他題名:	Explaining Durable One-Party-Dominant Rule in Singapore.
作者:	Key, Teo Kay.
面頁冊數:	1 online resource (352 pages)
附註:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 84-04, Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International84-04B.
標題:	Elitism. -
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ISBN:	9798352686010

Satisficing Voters : = Explaining Durable One-Party-Dominant Rule in Singapore.
Key, Teo Kay.

Satisficing Voters :Explaining Durable One-Party-Dominant Rule in Singapore. - 1 online resource (352 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 84-04, Section: B.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--National University of Singapore (Singapore), 2019.

Includes bibliographical references

The People's Action Party (PAP) has held power in Singapore for over 50 years. A competitive authoritarian regime (Levitsky and Way 2010), it holds procedurallydemocratic elections within an uneven electoral playing field 1 . As a result, existing opposition parties in the country have not managed to seriously threaten the PAP's hold on power. Few electoral constituencies are won by opposition parties regardless of the contesting party's electoral record and public standing; even fewer remain in opposition control for more than one term. The PAP has therefore enjoyed a supermajority in parliament since it first formed the elected government in 1959. Singaporeans appear to prefer PAP rule. However, the PAP's vote shares across the years, shown in Figure 1.1 below, reveal some volatility in public support.Since no votes were cast in constituencies with walkovers2 , these numbers present the aggregated votes of citizens who had to choose between the PAP and opposition contenders. Besides some high points in voter support, the PAP has generally obtained vote shares below 70%. Results from the third and fourth waves of the Asian Barometer Survey (ABS) also suggest ambivalence in the support given to the PAP (ABS 2010; 2014). When asked about political systems, (Q1) "A system like ours, even if it runs into problems, deserve the people's support.", and (Q2) "I would rather live under our system of government than any other that I can think of", over 60% indicate "somewhat agree" or "agree"3 , rather than "strongly agree" 4. Similarly, 19.9% in 2010 and 17.1% in 2014 said they were very satisfied, while 71.2% in 2010 and 64.3% in 2014 said they were somewhat satisfied when asked "How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the current government?".An overwhelming majority of the respondents wanted to retain the current political system and government. However, they clearly hold reservations. Complaints that the PAP's policies have led to a large inflow of immigrants, rising costs of living, and breakdowns on the public transport system are becoming common in present-day public discourse. ABS respondents have also given lower scores for the current state of transparency, freedoms and participation of citizens (Welsh and Chang 2019, 211), indicating some desire for a more pluralistic political system.Support for the PAP from at least a portion of the population, therefore, seems more lukewarm than wholehearted. They are willing to vote for the incumbent during elections despite opposition parties presenting alternative choices but are not completely satisfied by PAP's performance. Some even switch between the incumbent and opposition parties across different elections. Regardless, the PAP obtains sufficient electoral support from these voters in each election to retain the political status quo. Ultimately, this group of voters, which I call lukewarm regime supporters, contributes to the durability of the regime via the vote. This pattern presents a whole host of questions. Why do Singaporean voters still support the PAP even though they are not fully satisfied with it? Why are they not giving more support and opportunities to available alternatives? Why and how does this ambivalence still result in votes for the PAP? In examining the case of lukewarm voters in Singapore, this thesis tries to understand why, and under what conditions, do voters want to retain a regime they do not fully support.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2023

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9798352686010Subjects--Topical Terms:

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