Although 25 years have passed since the Hungarian transition of 1989–90, to date, there have been no systematic analyses of candidate characteristics and candidate selection patterns. This article asks: What candidate features do party selectorates value when deciding on candidate nominations from 1994 to 2010? I investigate the candidate selection patterns of Hungarian parties though candidates’ placement on the party lists. I use an original data set containing the whole universe of candidates running in democratic elections between 1994 and 2010. I describe the Hungarian candidate scene with regard to electoral and legislative experience, age and gender of the candidates. I apply multilevel linear regressions to obtain the net effect of these characteristics on party list placements. I find first, that parties place more experienced candidates higher on the party lists. Second, selectors punish older candidates by placing them lower on party lists. Third, women also face a disadvantage in list placements: parties place men in better positions on the lists.

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1994-2010 年匈牙利的候选特征和候选选择模式

尽管自 1989-90 年匈牙利过渡以来已经过去了 25 年，但迄今为止，还没有对候选人特征和候选人选择模式进行系统分析。这篇文章问：从 1994 年到 2010 年，政党选择者在决定候选人提名时看重哪些候选人特征？我通过候选人在政党名单上的位置调查了匈牙利政党的候选人选择模式。我使用了一个原始数据集，其中包含 1994 年至 2010 年期间参加民主选举的所有候选人。我根据选举和立法经验、候选人的年龄和性别描述了匈牙利候选人的情况。我应用多级线性回归来获得这些特征对派对列表位置的净影响。我先找，政党将更有经验的候选人列入政党名单的更高位置。其次，选择者通过将年长的候选人放在政党名单中的较低位置来惩罚他们。第三，女性在名单上也面临劣势：政党在名单上将男性置于更好的位置。