A dataset containing individual-level candidacy records from municipal elections in the municipality of Potucky (district Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic).
Potucky_KV_czAn object of class data.frame with 130 rows and 14 columns.
| Variable | Description |
| elections | Election identifiers (numeric) |
| candidate | Candidate's full name (character) |
| list_name | Name of the candidate list (character) |
| list_pos | Candidate's position on the list (numeric) |
| pref_votes | Number of preferential votes (numeric) |
| elected | Logical; TRUE if candidate was elected |
| nom_party | Nominating party (character) |
| pol_affil | Political affiliation (character) |
| mayor | TRUE if elected mayor |
| dep_mayor | TRUE if elected deputy mayor |
| board | TRUE if member of the executive board |
| gov_support | TRUE if supported the local government |
| elig_voters | Number of eligible voters (numeric) |
| ballots_cast | Number of ballots cast (numeric) |
Each record describes one candidate's run for office, including their candidate list affiliation, position on the list, nominating party, political affiliation, number of preferential votes, and whether they were elected or held specific positions (mayor, deputy mayor, member of the executive body).
The dataset also includes contextual election-level information, such as the number of eligible voters and ballots cast, which can be used to calculate voter turnout and related indicators. These variables appear only once per election and constituency (they may be stored in a single candidate row for that election/constituency)
| Dataset overview: | |
| Municipality: | Potucky |
| District: | Karlovy Vary |
| Country: | Czech Republic |
| Number of elections: | 8 |
| Elections covered: | 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| Number of candidacies (rows): | 130 |
| Note: | Municipality website |
Hornek, J. (2017). Komunalni politika v malych bohatych obcich v Ceske republice: politicke souboje o zastupitelska kresla ci vsestranna kooperace ve prospech obci? (Local Government in Small Rich Municipalities in the Czech Republic: Political Battles for the Chairs of Representatives or Versatile Cooperation for the Benefits of Municipalities?). Scientia et Societas, 13(4), 115-143. [Full text]
# Basic inspection
str(Potucky_KV_cz)
# Example of a basic continuity diagram (unformatted version)
plot_continuity(Potucky_KV_cz, elections = "2010-", lists = "elected")
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