A dataset containing the results of 3 elections for parliamentary houses from Russia, Australia, Germany, UK and USA. The variables are as follows:
data(election_data)A data frame with 167 rows and 8 variables
year. The year of the election (1990-2017)
country. The country the election took place within (Russia, Australia, Germany, UK, USA)
house. The parliamentary house of the election
party_long. The full name of a party which had elected representatives
party_short. The abbreviated name of a party which had elected representatives
seats. The number of seats won by each party
government. Whether or not that party was a part of the government following the election (1, NA)
colour. A hex code indicating the colours of each party