臺灣自1946年實施首次地方基層選舉，到1996年首次總統直接選舉，至今已施行七十多年，透過各式各樣的選舉，由人民手上神聖的一票選出心中的候選人。然而賄選行為在臺灣長期盛行，甚至形成一種選舉文化，尤其在地方基層選舉。即使臺灣在經歷了民主化的過程與政黨的輪替，地方基層選舉賄選的情形仍相當普遍。本研究為了解某鄉鎮賄選行為的原因及對其影響，決定採質性研究深入訪問 20 位某鄉鎮的居民，獲取他們接受賄選的原因。研究發現某鄉鎮賄選行為模式；地方派系對某鄉鎮選舉活動的影響；無派系背景候選人選擇弱勢派系原因；無派系背景候選人成功當選的原因。文中並探討賄選行為對候選人、派系樁腳及選民在其心理、生理及對家庭、事業、人際關係的影響。 Taiwan has implemented the first local grassroots elections in 1946 and the first direct presidential elections in 1996. They have been in practice for more than 70 years. Through a variety of elections, the candidates in the hearts of the people have their sacred votes. However, bribery has long prevailed in Taiwan and has even formed an election culture, especially in local grassroots elections. Even though Taiwan has gone through the process of democratization and the rotation of political parties, bribery in local grassroots elections is still quite common. In order to understand the reasons for the bribery election in a certain town and its impact, this study decided to conduct an in-depth study to interview 20 residents of a certain township and obtain their reasons for accepting the bribery. The study found that the behavior of bribery elections in a township; the influence of local factions on election activities in a township; the reasons for candidates with no faction background to choose disadvantaged factions; the reasons for the successful election of candidates with no faction background. The article also discusses the influence of bribery and election behavior on candidates, factions and voters in their psychology, physiology and family, career and interpersonal relationships.
