Table 3 Czech Political Candidate Dataset: Description of Variables.

From: Czech political candidate and donation datasets

Original Variable Name

CPCD Variable Name

CPCD Variable Label

Election

N/A

election_year

Election: year

DATUMVOLEB, N/A

election_date

Election: date

N/A

election_type

Election: type

Candidate

N/A

person_id

Candidate: identification code

JMENO

candidate_name

Candidate: name

PRIJMENI

candidate_surname

Candidate: last name

VEK

candidate_age

Candidate: age

N/A

candidate_birthyear

Candidate: year of birth

N/A

candidate_gender

Candidate: gender

TITULPRED

candidate_title_before

Candidate: self-reported academic titles before name

TITULY

candidate_title_both

Candidate: self-reported academic titles before and after name

TITULZA

candidate_title_after

Candidate: self-reported academic titles after name

N/A

candidate_education

Candidate: education in 6 categories (self-reported)

POVOLANI

candidate_occupation

Candidate: occupation

BYDLISTEK

candidate_place_code

Candidate: place of living - code

BYDLISTEN

candidate_place_name

Candidate: place of living - name

KSTRANA

candidate_partyrun_code

Candidate: party running the election - code

ZKRATKAK8

candidate_partyrun_name

Candidate: party running the election - abr. name

NAZEV_STRK

candidate_partyrun_fullname

Candidate: party runnig the election - full name

NSTRANA

candidate_partynom_code

Candidate: nominating party - code

ZKRATKAN8

candidate_partynom_name

Candidate: nominating party - abr. name

PSTRANA

candidate_partymem_code

Candidate: party membership - code

ZKRATKAP8

candidate_partynmem_name

Candidate: party membership - abr. name

PORCISLO

candidate_ranking

Candidate: ranking on the list

PLATNOST

candidate_validity

Candidate: validity of candidacy

Election results

POCHLASU

candidate_voteN

Candidate: number of preference votes

POCPROCVSE

candidate_voteP

Candidate: percent of preference votes

HLASY_K1

candidate_voteN_SR1

Candidate: number of votes (Senate 1)

HLASY_K2

candidate_voteN_SR2

Candidate: number of votes (Senate 2)

URIZ_PR_K1

candidate_voteP_SR1

Candidate: percent of votes (Senate 1)

URIZ_PR_K2

candidate_voteP_SR2

Candidate: percent of votes (Senate 2)

MANDAT

seat

Candidate: seat - yes/no

PORADIMAND

ranking_seat

Candidate: ranking for seat distribution (after election ranking)

PORADINAHR

ranking_subs

Candidate: ranking of substitutes (after election ranking)

HLASY

party_voteN

Party: number of votes in constituency

PROCHLASU

party_voteP

Party: percent of votes in constituency

  1. Notes: Variables candidate_voteN and candidate_voteP are recorded only for flexible PR systems; for Senate elections, these variables have different suffixes (candidate_voteN_SR1, candidate_voteN_SR2, candidate_voteP_SR1, candidate_voteP_SR2).