eechidna (version 1.4.0)

tcp10: 2010 Australian Federal election data: Two candidate preferred votes for candidates (House of Representatives) in each electorate.

Description

A dataset containing two candidate preferred vote counts, and other results for the House of Representatives from the 2010 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 http://results.aec.gov.au/15508/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-15508-csv.htm and http://www.aec.gov.au/elections/federal_elections/2010/downloads.htm.

Usage

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Arguments

Format

A data frame with the following variables:

  • StateAb: Abbreviation for state name

  • UniqueID: Numeric identifier that links the electoral division with Census and other election datasets.

  • DivisionNm: Electoral division name

  • BallotPosition: Candidate's position on the ballot

  • CandidateID: Candidate ID

  • 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)

  • HistoricElected: Whether the candidate is the incumbent member

  • OrdinaryVotes: Number of ordinary votes cast for the candidate

  • Percent: Percentage of ordinary votes cast for the candidate