QoG code: jw_mdist
This is the standard magnitude of the average district in the lower house. For example: A country with 300 seats divided among one national district with 200 members and 100 single-member districts would have an average district magnitude (jw_mdist) of 2.97 (i.e., 300/101).
| Dataset | No. Countries |
|---|---|
| Standard time-series | 159 |
| OECD time-series | 32 |
| Dataset | Available for years |
|---|---|
| Standard time-series | 1978-2005 |
| OECD time-series | 1978-2005 |
This variable has information from 1978 to 2005.