Ukraine's 1999 Presidential Election: A Spatial Analysis

Abstract

An international team of researchers reports a metric multidimensional spatial analysis of the 1999 Ukrainian presidential election. Using data from a nationwide pre-election poll (N=1521), they estimate the spatial positions of the eight leading contenders for that office along with respondent ideal points in that same space. Voters' perceptions in the western and eastern halves of the country are compared. Results are compared with those of the 1998 parliamentary contests, reported earlier. Alternative models of voting criteria—contrasting issue-centered with personality-centered voting—are presented and applied.