Description
Taiwan Candidates is a curated dataset extracted from the Taiwan Politics Database.
Raw data was obtained from Taiwan’s Central Election Commission election database and includes all candidates who participated in all elections, positions, districts, and races from the 1990s to the present.
Codebook
The codebook displays descriptive statistics for each variable and the dataset overall.
Data Sample
In progress.
The data sample includes the first few lines of the dataset. To access the full dataset, please refer to the Data Access and Sharing Policy below.
Grant Support
Data collection and construction of this database were supported by the following grants.
NSTC 2024 (2Y) Taiwan Local Politics
National Science and Technology Council
February 2, 2024 – January 31, 2026
$1,259,000 NTD ($40,000 USD)
Data Access and Sharing Policy
Datasets used in published research articles are typically uploaded to Harvard Dataverse or other public data repositories. Links to these datasets may be found in post of each published article.
The Taiwan Politics Integrated Database and associated curated datasets are not currently available for public download. The Organization of Power Lab is cleaning, validating, and curating these data before making them publicly available.
Not all content and links may be current as we are simultaneously building our databases, conducting research, and maintaining this website. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
In the meantime, we welcome inquiries from researchers interested in collaboration, data access, or related projects. Please contact Dr. Jacob Reidhead at seouljake@gmail.com to inquire.