Codebook for 1993 Australian Election Data
Variable Name | Explanation | |
"year" | Year in which the election was held. | |
"state" | State in which the election was held. | |
"district" | Name of the election district. | |
"enrolled" | Number of enrolled (registered) voters in the district. | |
"lname" | Last name of the candidate. | |
"fname" | First name of the candidate. | |
"position" | The candidate's position on the ballot. | |
"inc" | Dichotomous variable taking the value of "1" if the candidate is the district's incumbent, "0" if otherwise. | |
"party" | The party affiliation of the candidate. | |
"countn" | The "round" of the electoral count which yields this entry's vote total for the candidate. Because Australian House elections run on a single transferrable vote system, many rounds of vote counts may be taken before one candidate gains a majority. | |
"votes" | Absolute number of votes received by a candidate in a particular round of an election. | |