Variable: Rank Vote (lower/only house)
QoG Code: (jw_rank)
Description:
Equals 1 in two circumstances: where voters may rank order candidates according to preference, or where citizens have multiple preference votes for multiple candidates, even if they may not specifically rank the candidates. Otherwise, jw_rank is equal to zero. Refers to lower house elections.
Type of variable: Binary
Downloaded by QoG on: 2022-12-07
Last updated by source: 2012-03-24
Categories:
Political Parties and Elections
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No. Countries
Standard time-series:
90
OECD time-series:
35
This variable has information for these countries:
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Afghanistan
Albania
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Cyprus (1975-)
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Estonia
Finland
France (1963-)
Georgia
Germany
Germany, West
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Honduras
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea, South
Kuwait
Latvia
Lesotho
Malaysia (1966-)
Malta
Mexico
Monaco
Mongolia
Morocco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Norway
Pakistan (1971-)
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Slovakia
South Africa
Spain
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Zambia
Zimbabwe
This variable has information from the year 1978 to the year 2005