Data dictionary
List of all fields by group
Basic information
Basic information
About parliamentBasic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.
Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.
About parliament
IPU membership
Speaker
Secretary General
Members
AgeData on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.
Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.
Reserved seats and quotas
Links to additional information
Contact details
Contact detailsThe main contact details provided by the parliament/chamber, including phone numbers and e-mail addresses.
The main contact details provided by the parliament/chamber, including phone numbers and e-mail addresses.
Elections
Election resultsData on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.
Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.
Background
Candidates
Voter turnout
Results
New legislature
Election summar(ies)For historical elections, data is provided in summary documents in PDF or HTML format.
For historical elections, data is provided in summary documents in PDF or HTML format.
Electoral systemRules concerning the right to vote and to stand for election, and details of the electoral system for directly-elected chambers.
Rules concerning the right to vote and to stand for election, and details of the electoral system for directly-elected chambers.
Eligibility and voting
Electoral system for directly elected chambers
Historical data on womenData on women’s right to vote and to stand for election, the date at which the first woman entered parliament, and female Heads of State or Government
Data on women’s right to vote and to stand for election, the date at which the first woman entered parliament, and female Heads of State or Government
Women's suffrage
Women Heads of State or Government
Parliamentary mandate
Parliamentary mandate
Start and end of mandate
Speaker
Immunity and code of conduct
Salaries and allowances
Participation in the government
Law-making, oversight, budgetData on parliament’s oversight role and activities
Data on parliament’s oversight role and activities
Law-makingData on parliament’s law-making role and activities
Data on parliament’s law-making role and activities
Legislative activity
Executive-legislative relations
Oversight
Oversight tools
Head of State and/or Government
Impeachment and confidence motions
BudgetData on parliament’s budget role and activities
Data on parliament’s budget role and activities
Budget
Working methods
StructureData on parliamentary sessions, parliamentary committees and parliamentary groups.
Data on parliamentary sessions, parliamentary committees and parliamentary groups.
Sessions
Committees
Parliamentary groups
Openness and transparencyInformation about access to parliamentary documents, parliament’s reporting to the public, parliament’s relation to Freedom of Information laws, and lobbying.
Information about access to parliamentary documents, parliament’s reporting to the public, parliament’s relation to Freedom of Information laws, and lobbying.
Parliamentary documents
Annual reporting by parliament
Access to parliament
Freedom of information
Lobbying
Administration
Administration
Parliamentary and State budget
Parliamentary staff
Secretary General
Specialized bodies
Specialized bodies
About
Members
Chairperson(s)
Committee functionsThe Committee has the following functions:
The Committee has the following functions:
Committee involvement in international and national reporting mechanismsSuch as the UN Human Rights Council and its' Universal Periodic Review, the UN CEDAW Committee etc.
Such as the UN Human Rights Council and its' Universal Periodic Review, the UN CEDAW Committee etc.
Committee powersThe Committee has the power to:
The Committee has the power to:
Committee working methodsThe Committee:
The Committee:
Cooperation and coordinationThe Committee regularly cooperates and coordinates (e.g. through sharing of reports; meetings; joint follow-up action) with:
The Committee regularly cooperates and coordinates (e.g. through sharing of reports; meetings; joint follow-up action) with:
Contact information for the Committee
Women's caucus
Specialized bodies
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The Parline Data Dictionary provides the metadata – labels, names, definitions, classifications and other attributes – of the approximately 500 fields that make up the Parline dataset.
The Data Dictionary is intended to be a reference for technical experts and researchers who want to access or reuse data from Parline, as well as for any other user who wants to understand the content and structure of Parline. Information about how the data is collected is described in our About the data pages.
The labels and descriptions appear across the site as tooltips. The Data Dictionary provides more detailed information to support those who wish to use our data directly, via data exports or the API.
Data in Parline relates to 5 main entities, representing the structures of Countries, Parliaments, Chambers, Specialized bodies and Elections. The relationships between these entities is described on our API pages.
How to use the Data Dictionary
The fields are organised into Groups which relate to the different characteristics and activities of parliaments. The groups are used across the site, and to arrange the information on our Parliament pages.
Browse the Data Dictionary for fields by Group, or search for a specific field using the dropdown selector.
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