Variable: Was Opposition Allowed

QoG Code: (nelda_oa)


Dataset: National Elections Across Democracy and Autocracy, Version 6

Description:

This variable indicates whether at least one opposition political party existed to contest the election. Some countries have multiple government parties but no opposition political party. An opposition party is one that is not in the government, meaning it is not affiliated with the incumbent party in power.

Values:
0. No
1. Yes
3. Unclear

Type of variable: Categorical

Downloaded by QoG on: 2023-11-06
Last updated by source: 2021-07-23


Categories:

Political Parties and Elections


Find this variable in:

Basic Cross-section - 2026 Basic Time-series - 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
Basic cross-section: 108
Basic time-series: 191
Standard cross-section: 108
Standard time-series: 191
OECD time-series: 32

Dataset Available for years:
Standard time-series: 1946-2020
Basic time-series: 1946-2020
OECD time-series: 1946-2020

This variable has information for these countries:

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