QoG code: dev_regv1
Electoral volatility caused by vote switching between parties that enter or exit from the party system. A party is considered as entering the party system where it receives at least 1% of the national share in election at time t+1 (while it received less than 1% in election at time t). Conversely, a party is considered as exiting the part system where it receives less than 1% in election at time t+1 (while it received at least 1% in election at time t).
| Dataset | No. Countries |
|---|---|
| Standard cross-section | 20 |
| Standard time-series | 20 |
| Dataset | Available for years |
|---|---|
| Standard time-series | 1946-2025 |
This variable has information from 1946 to 2025.