Analysis · representation

Do incumbents survive?

DAMAN AND DIU, 1989–2019. 9 elections tracked.

Incumbent re-election

100.0

2019 · 1 of 1

Incumbents contesting

100.0

1 of 1 seats

First-time winners

0.0

0 new faces

Turncoats

0 won · strike rate 0.0%

Vs previous

+0.0pp

From 100.0% in 2014

[01]Incumbent re-election rate

Share of sitting MPs/MLAs who won again, 1989–2019

Share of winners entering parliament/assembly for the first time

Candidates who switched parties between elections

2009 1 turncoats0 won (0.0%)

How many sitting members sought re-election

2019 1 contesting1 won · 100.0% strike rate

2014 1 contesting1 won · 100.0% strike rate

2009 1 contesting0 won · 0.0% strike rate

2004 1 contesting1 won · 100.0% strike rate

1999 1 contesting0 won · 0.0% strike rate

1996 1 contesting0 won · 0.0% strike rate

1991 1 contesting1 won · 100.0% strike rate

Arithmetic over the tables above, not commentary

The 2019 incumbent re-election rate of 100.0% is above the historical average of 44.4%.
100.0% vs avg 44.4%
The strongest anti-incumbency wave was in 2009 — only 0.0% of incumbents survived (0 of 1).
Lowest: 2009 at 0.0%
Incumbents fared best in 2019 with a 100.0% re-election rate (1 of 1).
Highest: 2019 at 100.0%
0 winners in 2019 (0.0%) entered parliament/assembly for the first time.
0 first-time winners in 2019
Party-switching peaked in 2009 with 1 turncoats, of whom 0 won (0.0% strike rate).
Peak: 1 turncoats in 2009