information about a parliamentary election
Note: see documentation of 'view_election' for information about included parties
Döring, Holger and Philip Manow. 2019. Parliaments and governments database (ParlGov): Information on parties, elections and cabinets in modern democracies. Development version.
| Name | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
| id | ParlGov unique identifier for national and EP elections. Variable name 'id' in 'election' table and 'election_id' in all other tables. | integer |
| type id | 'info_id' of election type | integer |
| country id | ParlGov unique identifier for each country. Variable name 'id' in 'country' table and 'country_id' in all other tables. | integer |
| date | Date the election took place. If the election lasted for several days, we code the last date. | date |
| first round election id | election_id of first round election -- technically, two round elections are coded as two observations in table 'election'. this variable links the two rounds | integer |
| early |
Early (snap) election before constitutionally mandated term end
Note: If there is no constitutionally mandated next election date (e.g. UK), an election that takes place 1 year earlier than the maximum feasible period is considered an early election. coding of variable incomplete – do not use it for empirical analysis |
binary |
| wikipedia | link to wikipedia entry or other url if no wikipedia entry exists | url |
| seats total | total number of seats | integer |
| electorate | number citizens eligible to vote | integer |
| votes cast | number of votes cast in an election -- including invalid and blank votes | integer |
| votes valid |
number of valid votes for parties and candidates -- not including blank votes
Note: Based on the number of 'votes_cast' and 'electorate'. For electoral systems with multiple votes cast by each voter a 'data_json' entry 'valid_votes' records the sum of all valid (multiple) votes. |
integer |
| data source | short list of data sources used to code this variable -- references, except urls, are entries in table 'info_data_source' | text |
| description |
Information about this observation.
Note: This field should also include a short textual account of all information that is coded in the 'data_json' field. |
text |
| comment | additional information about the coding of this observation | text |
| previous parliament election id | 'election_id' of previous national parliament election in the country | integer |
| previous ep election id | 'election_id' of previous national EP election for this country | integer |
| previous cabinet id | 'cabinet_id' of incumbent government | integer |
| old countryID | Previous country ID used versions prior to ParlGov 10/11 -- three digit iso code | integer |
| old parlID | Previous election ID used versions prior to ParlGov 10/11 -- five digit number composed of the year the election took place and an ascending digit | integer |