Political Parties and Elections

This category includes variables describing various aspects of the legislature and political parties in the legislature (number of seats) as well as variables related to the election for the executive and variables on the outcomes of elections.


Variables under this category

   No. of coups
QoG Code: br_coup
   Whether an election was postponed
QoG Code: br_elecpost
   Typology of political institutions
QoG Code: br_elect
   No. of failed coups
QoG Code: br_fcoup
   Is the country a monarchy
QoG Code: br_mon
   Is the president female
QoG Code: br_presf
   Did the main regime change
QoG Code: br_regch
   No. of successfull coups
QoG Code: br_scoup
   Full suffrage
QoG Code: br_suff
   Free and Fair Elections
QoG Code: bti_ffe
   Party System
QoG Code: bti_ps
   Contestation (standardized version)
QoG Code: cam_contest
   Inclusiveness (standardized version)
QoG Code: cam_inclusive
   Electoral Self-Determination
QoG Code: ciri_elecsd
   Cabinet composition (Schmidt index)
QoG Code: cpds_govlr
   Share of seats in parliament: green
QoG Code: cpds_lg
   Share of seats in parliament: other
QoG Code: cpds_lo
   Share of seats in parliament: right
QoG Code: cpds_lr
   Type of Government
QoG Code: cpds_tg
   Share of votes: agrarian
QoG Code: cpds_va
   Share of votes: electoral alliance
QoG Code: cpds_vall
   Share of votes: communist
QoG Code: cpds_vcom
   Share of votes: conservative
QoG Code: cpds_vcon
   Share of votes: ethnic
QoG Code: cpds_ve
   Share of votes: feminist
QoG Code: cpds_vfe
   Share of votes: green
QoG Code: cpds_vg
   Share of votes: liberal
QoG Code: cpds_vl
   Share of votes: left-socialist
QoG Code: cpds_vls
   Share of votes: monarchist
QoG Code: cpds_vmo
   Share of votes: non-labelled
QoG Code: cpds_vnl
   Share of votes: other
QoG Code: cpds_vo
   Share of votes: protest
QoG Code: cpds_vp
   Share of votes: post-communist
QoG Code: cpds_vpcom
   Share of votes: pensioners
QoG Code: cpds_vpen
   Share of votes: personalist
QoG Code: cpds_vper
   Share of votes: right
QoG Code: cpds_vr
   Share of votes: regionalist
QoG Code: cpds_vreg
   Share of votes: religious
QoG Code: cpds_vrel
   Share of votes: social democratic
QoG Code: cpds_vs
   Voter turnout in election
QoG Code: cpds_vt
   Closeness to Political Party
QoG Code: cses_pc
   Electoral Volatility - Total
QoG Code: dev_tv1
   Trust in Parliament
QoG Code: ess_trparl
   Trust in Political Parties
QoG Code: ess_trpart
   Trust in Politicians
QoG Code: ess_trpolit
Factionalized Elites
QoG Code: ffp_fe
   Electoral Process
QoG Code: fh_ep
   Average District Magnitude
QoG Code: gol_adm
   Districts
QoG Code: gol_dist
   Electoral System Type-3 classes
QoG Code: gol_est
   Electoral System Type-12 classes
QoG Code: gol_est_spec
   Institution
QoG Code: gol_inst
   Mixed Type
QoG Code: gol_mix
   Multi-Tier Type
QoG Code: gol_mt
   Number of Seats
QoG Code: gol_nos
   Presidential Electoral System Type
QoG Code: gol_pest
   Presidential Election
QoG Code: gol_preel
   Upper Seats
QoG Code: gol_upseat
   Upper Tier
QoG Code: gol_uptier
   Proportional Representation
QoG Code: gtm_pr
   Alignment Lower/Upper Legislative Chamber
QoG Code: h_alignl1l2
   2nd Legislative Chamber
QoG Code: h_l2
   Banning of Anti-System Parties
QoG Code: iaep_basp
   Banned Parties
QoG Code: iaep_bp
   Ethnicity Based Banning of Parties
QoG Code: iaep_ebbp
   Election of the Executive
QoG Code: iaep_ee
   Electoral System
QoG Code: iaep_es
   Electoral System for the Executive
QoG Code: iaep_ese
   National Elections for an Executive
QoG Code: iaep_nee
   No Parties Allowed
QoG Code: iaep_npa
   National Referendums
QoG Code: iaep_nr
   Parties with More than 5 Percent
QoG Code: iaep_pm5p
   Religion Based Banning of Parties
QoG Code: iaep_rbbp
   Electoral System Family
QoG Code: ideaesd_esf
   Electoral System for the President
QoG Code: ideaesd_esp
   Legislative Size (Directly Elected)
QoG Code: ideaesd_lsde
   Legislative Size (Voting Members)
QoG Code: ideaesd_lsvm
   Number of Tiers
QoG Code: ideaesd_tiers
   EU Parliamentary Election: Voter Turnout
QoG Code: ideavt_euvt
   Parliamentary Election: Compulsory Voting
QoG Code: ideavt_legcv
   Parliamentary Election: Voter Turnout
QoG Code: ideavt_legvt
   Presidential Election: Compulsory Voting
QoG Code: ideavt_prescv
   Presidential Election: Voter Turnout
QoG Code: ideavt_presvt
   Participation Score
QoG Code: iiag_par
   Number of Seats (Upper House)
QoG Code: ipu_u_s
   Share of Women (Upper House)
QoG Code: ipu_u_sw
   Number of Women (Upper House)
QoG Code: ipu_u_w
   Polarization score in terms of seats
QoG Code: ipwe_pseats1
   Polarization score in terms of votes
QoG Code: ipwe_pvotes1
   Party Control over Ballot (upper house)
QoG Code: jw_avgballot2
   Bicameral System
QoG Code: jw_bicameral
   Dominant or Populous Tier
QoG Code: jw_domr
   Year of Election (lower/only house)
QoG Code: jw_election
   Year of Election (upper house)
QoG Code: jw_election2
   Number of Coded Legislators (upper house)
QoG Code: jw_legsize2
   Runoff Elections
QoG Code: jw_multiround
   Multi Tier (lower/only house)
QoG Code: jw_multitier
   Multi Tier (upper house)
QoG Code: jw_multitier2
   Single Party System
QoG Code: jw_oneparty
   Tiers allocated in Parallel
QoG Code: jw_parallel
   Personalistic Tier
QoG Code: jw_persr
   Proportion Coded Legislators (upper house)
QoG Code: jw_propcoded2
   Rank Vote (lower/only house)
QoG Code: jw_rank
   Rank Vote (upper house)
QoG Code: jw_rank2
   Tiervote (lower/only house)
QoG Code: jw_tiervote
   Tiervote (upper house)
QoG Code: jw_tiervote2
   First Multiparty Election
QoG Code: nelda_fme
   Media Bias before Election
QoG Code: nelda_mbbe
   Was More Than One Party Legal
QoG Code: nelda_mtop
   Number of Elections, Total
QoG Code: nelda_noe
   Number of Elections, Executive
QoG Code: nelda_noee
   Number of Elections, Legislative
QoG Code: nelda_noel
   Was Opposition Allowed
QoG Code: nelda_oa
   Riots and Protests after Election
QoG Code: nelda_rpae
Electoral Family
QoG Code: no_ef
Electoral Integrity Rating
QoG Code: pei_eir
BREXIT Vote (UK Only)
QoG Code: per_UKq1
Supported Political Party
QoG Code: per_q6
   Cummulative Party System Innovation
QoG Code: psi_cpsi1
   Exact date of the election
QoG Code: psi_edate1
   Robust Democracy: Electoral Process
QoG Code: sgi_qdep
Cabinet Portfolios: Center
QoG Code: sw_cce
Cabinet Portfolios: Left
QoG Code: sw_cl
Election Year
QoG Code: sw_ey
Legislative Seats: Center
QoG Code: sw_lce
Legislative Seats: Left
QoG Code: sw_ll
Legislative Seats: Right
QoG Code: sw_lr
Votes: Center
QoG Code: sw_vce
Votes: Left
QoG Code: sw_vl
Votes: Left-Libertarian
QoG Code: sw_vll
Votes: Right
QoG Code: sw_vr
Votes: Right-Wing Populist
QoG Code: sw_vrwp
KOLFU: Politicians from your own party
QoG Code: swm_kfu_polcon1
KOLFU: Politicians from other parties
QoG Code: swm_kfu_polcon2
KOLFU: Political bureaucrats
QoG Code: swm_kfu_polcon3
KOLFU: Non-political bureaucrats
QoG Code: swm_kfu_polcon4
Voter turnout in municipal elections
QoG Code: swm_scb_voteturn
   Competition
QoG Code: van_comp
   Index of Democratization
QoG Code: van_index
   Participation
QoG Code: van_part
   Number of cabinet ministers
QoG Code: wgov_min
   Average age in cabinet ministers
QoG Code: wgov_minage
   Number of women in cabinet ministers
QoG Code: wgov_minfem
   Average tenure for cabinet ministers
QoG Code: wgov_minten
   Average age in government positions
QoG Code: wgov_totage
   Number of women in government positions
QoG Code: wgov_totfem
   Confidence: The Political Parties
QoG Code: wvs_confpp
   Age Representation Index (30 or under)
QoG Code: yri_agi30
   Age Representation Index (35 or under)
QoG Code: yri_agi35
   Age Representation Index (40 or under)
QoG Code: yri_agi40
   Age Representation Index (41 to 60)
QoG Code: yri_agi4160
   Age Representation Index (61 or over)
QoG Code: yri_agi61
   Mean age of MPs
QoG Code: yri_meanage
   Median age of MPs
QoG Code: yri_medianage
   Percent MPs aged 30 or under
QoG Code: yri_mp30
   Percent MPs aged 35 or under
QoG Code: yri_mp35
   Percent MPs aged 40 or under
QoG Code: yri_mp40
   Percent MPs aged 41 to 60
QoG Code: yri_mp4160
   Percent MPs aged 61 or over
QoG Code: yri_mp61