Variable: Upper Seats

QoG Code: (gol_upseat)


Dataset: Democratic Electoral Systems, 1919-2020 dataset (Version 5.0)

Description:

This indicates the number of legislative seats allocated in electoral districts above the lowest electoral tier.

Type of variable: Discrete

Downloaded by QoG on: 2025-12-03
Last updated by source: 2022-12-21


Categories:

Political Parties and Elections


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OECD Cross-section - 2026 OECD Time-series - 2026 Standard Cross-section - 2026 Standard Time-series - 2026 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Standard cross-section: 149
Standard time-series: 151
OECD cross-section: 30
OECD time-series: 30


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This variable has information from the year 1946 to the year 2020