A dataset containing two candidate preferred vote counts, and other results for the House of Representatives from the 2001 Australian federal election. Includes the count of votes for the leading two candidates in the electorate after distribution of preferences. The data were obtained from the Australian Electoral Commission, and downloaded from https://www.aec.gov.au/About_AEC/Publications/statistics/files/aec-2001-election-statistics.zip.
tcp01
A data frame with the following variables:
UniqueID: numeric identifier that links the electoral division with Census and other election datasets.
StateAb: Abbreviation for state name
DivisionNm: Electoral division name
Surname: Candidate surname
GivenNm: Candidate given name
Elected: Whether the candidate was elected (Y/N)
Percent: Percentage of ordinary votes cast for the candidate
PartyAb: Abbreviation for political party name
PartyNm: Political party name
Swing: Percentage point change in ordinary votes for the party from the previous election