QoG code: iaep_nel
Does the country hold national elections for the legislature We consider national elections to involve subjecting the members of the legislature to some form of popular plebiscite. While seats may be divided into districts, we consider national elections to occur when district-wide elections are organized at the national level.
Source: IAEP (Wig et al., 2015)
| Dataset | No. Countries |
|---|---|
| Standard time-series | 166 |
| OECD time-series | 30 |
| Dataset | Available for years |
|---|---|
| Standard time-series | 1960-2012 |
| OECD time-series | 1960-2012 |
This variable has information from 1960 to 2012.