Variable: Presidential Electoral System Type

QoG Code: (gol_pest)


Dataset: Democratic Electoral Systems Around the World 1946-2020

Description:

This is a categorical variable that indicates the electoral formula used in the presidential election.

  1. Plurality
  2. Absolute Majority
  3. Qualified Majority
  4. Electoral College
  5. Alternative Vote

Type of variable: Categorical

Downloaded by QoG on: 2023-10-25
Last updated by source: 2022-12-21


Categories:

Political Parties and Elections


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Standard Cross-section - 2023 Standard Time-series - 2024 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Standard time-series: 79


This variable has information for these countries:

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This variable has information from the year 1946 to the year 2016