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.


No. of coups
QoG Code: br_coup
Whether an election was postponed
QoG Code: br_elecpost
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 successful 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
Inclusiveness (standardized version)
QoG Code: cam_inclusive
Electoral Self-Determination
QoG Code: ciri_elecsd
Type of Government
QoG Code: cpds_tg
Share of votes: agrarian
QoG Code: cpds_va
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: 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
Voter turnout in election
QoG Code: cpds_vt
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-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 Election
QoG Code: gol_preel
Upper Seats
QoG Code: gol_upseat
Upper Tier
QoG Code: gol_uptier
2nd Legislative Chamber
QoG Code: h_l2
Banning of Anti-System Parties
QoG Code: iaep_basp
Banned Parties
QoG Code: iaep_bp
Election of the Executive
QoG Code: iaep_ee
Electoral System
QoG Code: iaep_es
No Parties Allowed
QoG Code: iaep_npa
National Referendums
QoG Code: iaep_nr
Electoral System Family
QoG Code: ideaesd_esf
Legislative Size (Directly Elected)
QoG Code: ideaesd_lsde
Legislative Size (Voting Members)
QoG Code: ideaesd_lsvm
Number of Tiers
QoG Code: ideaesd_tiers
Presidential Election: Voter Turnout
QoG Code: ideavt_presvt
Participation Score
QoG Code: iiag_par
Share of Women (Upper House)
QoG Code: ipu_u_sw
Bicameral System
QoG Code: jw_bicameral
Dominant or Populous Tier
QoG Code: jw_domr
Year of Election (upper house)
QoG Code: jw_election2
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
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
Electoral Family
QoG Code: no_ef
Electoral Integrity Rating
QoG Code: pei_eir_1
BREXIT Vote (UK Only)
QoG Code: per_UKq1
Supported Political Party
QoG Code: per_q6
Exact date of the election
QoG Code: psi_edate1
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
Percent of age coverage
QoG Code: warc_acov
Age of cabinet leader
QoG Code: warc_leadage
Gender of leader
QoG Code: warc_leadgen
Mean age of cabinet members
QoG Code: warc_meanage
Median age of cabinet members
QoG Code: warc_medianage
Percentage of women ministers
QoG Code: warc_wmin
Number of cabinet ministers
QoG Code: wgov_min
Average age in cabinet ministers
QoG Code: wgov_minage
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