Variable: Runoff Elections

QoG Code: (jw_multiround)


Dataset: Electoral Systems and the Personal Vote

Description:

The variable indicates whether there are run-off elections. These are usually for SMDs with absolute majority requirements. Where jw_multiround is equal to 1, voters have more than a single vote to cast, albeit votes occur on separate election days.

Type of variable: Binary

Downloaded by QoG on: 2022-12-07
Last updated by source: 2012-03-24


Categories:

Political Parties and Elections


Find this variable in:

OECD Time-series - 2024 Standard Time-series - 2024 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Standard time-series: 111
OECD time-series: 37


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