<P> In Hong Kong it is a very common for Pro-democracy_camp_ (Hong_Kong), and it suffered greatly in many election including Hong Kong legislative election, 2016 and Hong Kong local elections, 2015 . Usually for Pro-Democracy supporters, they have way different ideologies and suffer from factional disputes, which exacerbates after the advent of Localist_groups_ (Hong_Kong). Though have wider aggregate support, the seats earned is even less than the Pro-Beijing camp (Hong Kong), like in Kowloon East, Pro-Democracy got over 55% ballots but eventually earn only 2 seats out of 5 . </P> <P> In sports, the "spoiler effect" refers to a similar phenomenon, in which a team or individual has been eliminated from the possibility of reaching the postseason, but affects the playoffs or finals anyway by beating a more successful team or individual before the end of the season . For example, a baseball team that is ten games out of contention for a playoff berth could defeat a team that has a playoff berth several times . This could cause the would - be playoff team to be passed by in the rankings by the team directly behind it before the final positions at the end of the season are determined . </P> <P> In individual participant sports, such as automobile racing, a racer with no hope of obtaining a championship title could prevent a racer with a chance at the title by defeating them, preventing the contending racer from earning critical points toward winning the title . Instead, the title would go to the contender directly behind him in the rankings, provided that second - tier racer is close enough to surpass and they win their own competition . </P>

What candidate played the spoiler role in the 2000 presidential election