Multi-Country Elections Data
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Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES)a collaborative program of cross-national research in over fifty states, conducts research on the effects of electoral institutions on citizens' attitudes and behavior, and democratic institutions across different political regimes.
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Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA)Repository of detailed results - including votes received by each candidate/party, total votes cast, number of eligible voters, and seat figures where available - at a constituency level for the lower house legislative elections that have been conducted around the world.
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District Level Electoral Data on the Internet (Wayback Machine, 2004)Compiles sources for district-level election results for dozens of countries. Note that the time coverage varies greatly across countries. Maintained by Matthew Singer at Duke University.
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ElectionGuide (IFES)provides information on parties and election results of countries. Searchable by individual country
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Election Resources on the Internet by Manuel Álvarez-Riveraprovides the detailed regional and international election statistics and other international election resources
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Elections and Electoral Systems Around the Worlda collection of election related web sites and links to each country's major election web sites.
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Elections Around the World (formerly Electionworld.org)provides election information on presidents, political parties, parliaments, and related political web sites around the world
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Global Elections Database (formerly known as the Constituency-Level Elections Dataset, 2007)Provides information on the results of both national and subnational elections around the world. These data are presented at two levels of analysis, allowing users to quickly identify the results of elections within a country as a whole or within particular constituencies or districts of a country. All parties are included in the database regardless of the number of votes that they won. The data are based on countries' official election results and have been amassed from various government institutions.
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International Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA)an intergovernmental organization, provides comprehensive political participation statistics since 1945 including total vote, voting age, percentage of voters to registered, etc.
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Keele Guide (from Internet Archive, last updated October 1, 2014)links to various electoral system web sites, information on electoral data and election results, arranged by country
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National Elections Across Democracy and Autocracy (NELDA)The National Elections across Democracy and Autocracy (NELDA) dataset provides detailed information on all election events from 1960-2006. To be included, elections must be for a national executive figure, such as a president, or for a national legislative body, such as a parliament, legislature, constituent assembly, or other directly elected representative bodies. Version 3 of the NELDA dataset is now available, including 1945-2010.
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Parline databaseThe database, searchable by each county, region and sub-region, provides 600+ data points for every country where there is a functioning parliament. Covers parliamentary structure and includes historic elections results. Also includes ranking by number of women.
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Political Resources on the NetListings of political sites available on the Internet sorted by country, with links to Parties, Organizations, Governments, Media and more from all around the world
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Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archiveprovides a comprehensive 167 countries' electoral information and latest international electoral news.
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Elections since 1945 byCall Number: Reference, Geisel Floor2 WestISBN: 0582036208Publication Date: 1989-08-01
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Lijphart Elections ArchiveThe archive, housed at the University of California, San Diego campus, is a research collection of district level election results for approximately 350 national legislative elections in 26 countries.
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Lijphart Elections ArchiveCall Number: shelved in Geisel by call numberPrint archive of election return data from around the world collected by Dr. Arend Lijphart
Africa
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Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA)Repository of detailed results - including votes received by each candidate/party, total votes cast, number of eligible voters, and seat figures where available - at a constituency level for the lower house legislative elections that have been conducted around the world.
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Elections in Africa by Call Number: Geisel Floor6 JQ1879.A55 E44 1999ISBN: 0198296452Publication Date: 1999-09-23Elections have always been an integral part of post-independence African politics and have assumed utmost importance in the course of recent democratisation processes. However, comparative research on the political development in Africa lacks reliable electoral data. Elections in Africa fillsthis cap. The handbook is the only reliable source for African elections from independence to present. In the first volume of this series, Elections in Africa presents a country-by-country study of African nations that provides a comparative introduction on elections and electoral systems. Each country chapter examines the history of the institutional and electoral arrangements, the evolution ofsuffrage and current electoral provisions. Precise and exhaustive data on national elections and referendums are presented comparatively. The book provides a definitive and comprehensive set of data on elections and electoral systems in order to facilitate comparative research. Data is presented ina systematic manner allowing for both historical and cross-national comparisons.
Asia
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Elections in Asia and the Pacific by Call Number: Geisel Floor6 JQ38 .E44 2001ISBN: 019924958XPublication Date: 2002-02-07
Australia
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Australian Politics and Elections DatabaseSummary details of the results as far back as 1856.
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Australian Data Archive (ADA)Includes the Australian Election Study and Australian Candidate Study, the Australian Election Database, and
Election data by year
Canada
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Canadian ElectionsIncludes election results, polling data, voter turnout, etc.
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Elections in the Americas by Call Number: Reference, Geisel Floor6 JF1001 .E363 2005ISBN: 0199253587Publication Date: 2005-07-07This two-volume work continues the series of election data handbooks published by OUP. It presents a first-ever compendium of electoral data for all 35 countries in the Americas since the introduction of universal male suffrage. Following the overall structure of the series, an initial comparative introduction on elections and electoral systems is followed by chapters on each country. Written by knowledgeable and renowned scholars, the contributions examine the evolution of constitutionaland electoral arrangements and provide systematic surveys of the up-to-date electoral provisions and electoral rules. These widely differing rules exert considerable influence on party systems and political processes. Exhaustive statistics on all national elections and referendums are given in each chapter. Together with the other books of this series, Elections in the Americas is a highly reliable resource for historical and cross-national comparisons of elections and electoral systems worldwide.
Europe
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European Election DatabaseCovers the Parliamentary, Presidential, and European Parliament elections and EU-related referendums for 31 countries for 1990-2010. Constituency-level data is available and downloadable, graphable, and mappable.
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Electoral Results in Europe (Résultats électoraux)listed by country, contains information on electoral results, political parties in European countries
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European Elections Monitorprovides national election results, analysis and web sites to political parties
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Guardian Unlimited Electionscovers elections in Europe and provides election results, statistics and links to election news
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Parties and Elections in Europeoffers information on parliamentary elections in European countries since 1945 including an electoral calendar, news, and links to political parties around the world
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United Kingdom Election ResultsThe first stop for detailed information and analysis on British elections. Includes election results, data and information from the United Kingdom.
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Northern Ireland ElectionsInformation about elections in Northern Ireland since 1885
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European Election Studies (EES)The European Election Studies (EES) are about electoral participation and voting behavior in European Parliament elections as well as the evolution of an EU political community and a European public sphere, with citizens' perceptions of and preferences about the EU political regime, and with their evaluations of EU political performance. Studies include: Voter Study; Elite Study; Social Media Study; Euromanifesto Study; Media Study; Panel Study
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Elections in Western Europe since 1815 : electoral results by constituencies byCall Number: Geisel Floor6 JN94.A95 C368 2000ISBN: 0333771117Includes CD-ROM that contains the systematic and standaridized collection of general election results at the level of single constituencies for 18 Western European countries since the nineteenth century, accompanied by thorough documentation. CD-ROM contains also the thorough documentation for each country and time period. The navigation through both election results and documentation is easy and straightforward
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Elections in Europe by Call Number: Geisel Floor6 JN45 .E6 2010ISBN: 9783832956097Publication Date: 2010-05-31Elections in Europe: A Data Handbook is the eagerly awaited, concluding volume of a wider project covering electoral data worldwide. It completes a series of previous books - that focused on Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and the Americas - which were published by Oxford University Press. A comparative introduction on elections and electoral systems is followed by chapters on each European state. Applying systematic criteria and uniform concepts, each chapter explains the historical, political, and legal context in which elections take place. The chapters also provide exhaustive statistics on all national elections and referendums conducted in the respective countries. Political scientists worldwide will welcome this indispensable source of cross-national political research. There is no comparable work on the subject.
Latin America
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Latin American Election Statisticsby Karen Lindvall-Larson, retired Latin American Studies Bibliographer, a chronology of elections since independence at the municipal, state, and federal levels in selected Spanish-speaking Latin American countries that also lists sources of statistics for each election as identified. Other countries are added as they are completed.
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Latin American Electoral Data - Latin American Electronic Data Archive (LAEDA)Links to Latin America elections data by country.
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Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) Election Informationcontains recent and archived election information as well as links to general web resources.
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Overview of Latin America Electoral Systemscontains brief summaries of the electoral systems in Latin America.
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Political Database of Americasa non-governmental Internet-based project from Georgetown University that provides reference materials, primary documents, comparative studies and statistical data for countries in the Western Hemisphere.
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Democracies in Development by Call Number: Geisel Floor6 JL966 .D4535 2002ISBN: 9781597820363Publication Date: 2007-04-30The advance of democracy in Latin America over the past quarter century has contributed significantly to ensuring respect for fundamental political freedoms, civil liberties, and human rights. Democracies in Development highlights how an effective democracy is also essential for sustainable economic and social development. The book analyzes the effects of institutions on the functioning of democratic systems, identifies regional trends in political reform, assesses the value of reforms in contributing to enhanced democratic governance, and offers conclusions about the types of reforms that may hold promise for strengthening democracy. Appendices in the book's accompanying CD-ROM outline the institutional makeup of the region's democratic systems, examine voter turnout in presidential and legislative elections from 1978 to 2004, and present election results over the same period. -
Elections in the Americas by Call Number: Reference, Geisel Floor6 JF1001 .E363 2005ISBN: 0199253587Publication Date: 2005-07-07This two-volume work continues the series of election data handbooks published by OUP. It presents a first-ever compendium of electoral data for all 35 countries in the Americas since the introduction of universal male suffrage. Following the overall structure of the series, an initial comparative introduction on elections and electoral systems is followed by chapters on each country. Written by knowledgeable and renowned scholars, the contributions examine the evolution of constitutionaland electoral arrangements and provide systematic surveys of the up-to-date electoral provisions and electoral rules. These widely differing rules exert considerable influence on party systems and political processes. Exhaustive statistics on all national elections and referendums are given in each chapter. Together with the other books of this series, Elections in the Americas is a highly reliable resource for historical and cross-national comparisons of elections and electoral systems worldwide.
