The Electoral Reform and Its Impact in Taiwan : A Comparison with the Case of Japan.

本研究以日本为例，检视台湾选举为何会发生改变，即单一不可转移票制为何会被混合多数票制所取代，以及改变的结果如何影响台湾的政党及政党制度。一党统治的瓦解和政府权力的转移推动了选举变革，新制度的内容取决于两国两大政党的偏好。然而，在台湾，在社会意识形态冲突的背景下，政党制度突然转变为两党制。而且，尽管新的选举制度对该党与其政客之间的关系产生了影响，但个人投票对他们来说一如既往地重要。

This study examines why the electoral change occurred, that is, why the single non-transferable vote system (SNTV) was replaced by the mixed-member majoritarian system, and how the result of the change affects the parties and the party system in Taiwan, comparing with the case of Japan. The collapse of one-party dominance and the shift of government power promoted the electoral change, and the content of the new system depended on the preference of the two major parties in both countries. However, in Taiwan, the party system was transformed into two-party system suddenly in a context of an ideological conflict in the society. And, although the new electoral system has an effect on the relationship between the party and its politicians, a personal vote is as important as ever for them.