A dataset containing first preference vote counts, candidate names, and other results for the House of Representatives from the 2001 Australian federal election. 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.
fp01
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
PartyAb: Abbreviation for political party name
PartyNm: Political party name
Elected: Whether the candidate was elected (Y/N)
Percent: Percentage of ordinary votes for the candidate