Analysis · representation

Do incumbents survive?

SIKKIM, 1977–2019. 12 elections tracked.

Incumbent re-election

0.0

2019 · 0 of 0

Incumbents contesting

0.0

0 of 1 seats

First-time winners

100.0

1 new faces

Turncoats

0 won · strike rate 0.0%

Vs previous

-100.0pp

From 100.0% in 2014

[01]Incumbent re-election rate

Share of sitting MPs/MLAs who won again, 1977–2019

Share of winners entering parliament/assembly for the first time

Candidates who switched parties between elections

2019 1 turncoats0 won (0.0%)

2014 2 turncoats0 won (0.0%)

1991 1 turncoats1 won (100.0%)

1984 1 turncoats0 won (0.0%)

How many sitting members sought re-election

2014 1 contesting1 won · 100.0% strike rate

1999 1 contesting1 won · 100.0% strike rate

1998 1 contesting1 won · 100.0% strike rate

1984 1 contesting0 won · 0.0% strike rate

Arithmetic over the tables above, not commentary

The 2019 incumbent re-election rate of 0.0% is below the historical average of 25.0%.
0.0% vs avg 25.0%
The strongest anti-incumbency wave was in 2019 — only 0.0% of incumbents survived (0 of 0).
Lowest: 2019 at 0.0%
Incumbents fared best in 2014 with a 100.0% re-election rate (1 of 1).
Highest: 2014 at 100.0%
1 winners in 2019 (100.0%) entered parliament/assembly for the first time.
1 first-time winners in 2019
Party-switching peaked in 2014 with 2 turncoats, of whom 0 won (0.0% strike rate).
Peak: 2 turncoats in 2014