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
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
Select a field
Number of laws adopted in the previous legislature that were initiated by parliament
Entity: Parliament
- Field Id
[field_id]
Unique identifier for this field - num_laws_init_parliament
- Field name
[field_name]
Short name for the field - Number of laws adopted in the previous legislature that were initiated by parliament
- Label
[label]
Text used to display the field on data entry forms - Number of laws adopted in the previous legislature that were initiated by parliament
- Short description
[short_description]
Short description of the field - In some cases other entities have the right to initiate legislation in national parliaments – such as citizens, autonomous regions, and other high-level government institutions.
- Long description
[description]
Long description of the field - In some cases other entities have the right to initiate legislation in national parliaments – such as citizens, autonomous regions, and other high-level government institutions. As such, the sum of laws initiated by the parliament and the executive may be less than the total number of laws adopted in a given legislature. If this is the case – a note indicating the other entities with the right to initiate legislation is included. Examples: AUSTRIA Two of the 207 laws passed in the 2017-2019 legislature were initiated by the Court of Audit. BELARUS In addition to Parliament and the Executive, 23 laws were initiated by the President of the Republic of Belarus. Article 99 of the Constitution enshrines the right of legislative initiative to belong to "the President, deputies of the House of Representatives, the Council of the Republic, the Government as well as to citizens eligible to vote, in a number of no less than 50 thousand." LEBANON Legislative authority is vested in a single body – the Parliament – but the Council of Ministers has the procedural authority to propose laws (Constitution, Art. 17). POLAND In the 2015-2019 legislature, 2 laws were initiated by a group of at least 100,000 citizens. REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA The right to legislative initiative is attributed to the members of Parliament, the President of the Republic of Moldova, and the Government and the People’s Assembly of the autonomous territorial unit of Găgăuzia THAILAND Laws may also be initiated by Thai Citizens. In the 2014-2019 legislature, one of the 464 laws adopted was initiated by citizens.
Field properties
- Data type
[data_type]
The data type. One of String, Collection, Term, Number etc. - Number
- Translated
[is_translated]
The field contains translations - true
- Multiple values
[is_multiple]
The field may contain multiple values - false
- Cardinality
[cardinality]
The maximum number of allowed values for this field. Set to 0 if there there is no limit. Set to null if is_multiple is set to false. - 0
- Mandatory
[is_mandatory]
This field is required, and always present - false
- Maximum length
[max_length]
The maximum number of characters in the data value - 0
- Default value
[default_value]
- Unit
[unit]
The unit of measurement, usually relating to numeric fields - Precision
[decimals_precision]
Number of decimals for non-integer numeric fields. Values are rounded for display purposes. - 0
- Grouping of values
[binning_config]
For numeric values, the data is grouped or aggregated into bins, or numeric ranges to facilitate comparisons. These ranges are stored as an array of start/end values. - Calculated field
[is_computed]
This field is computed, or calculated, based on the values in other fields. - false
- Calculation notes
[calculation_notes]
Notes on the calculation made to determine the data value, usually based on the values in other fields
Historical (timeseries) data
- Type
[timeseries_type]
The type of timeseries. This determines the time period the data relates to and how long it will be displayed - legislature
- Update frequency
[timeseries_update_frequency]
How often the data is usually collected and updated - post_election
- Data collected since
[timeseries_from_date]
The year from which data has been collected by Parline - Number of years data is displayed
[timeseries_validity]
Data is displayed for this many years after the last known value was entered - 12
Visibility
- Parliament pages
[is_parliament_page]
The field is displayed on the Parliament pages - true
- Compare page
[is_compare_page]
Field is displayed on the Compare page - false
- Searchable
[is_searchable]
Field values are included in text searches - true
- Explorer
[is_explorable]
The field is available in the data explorer - true
- Hide if zero
[hide_if_zero]
The field value is not displayed on the website when the value is numeric and set to zero. - false
- Hide if empty
[hide_if_empty]
The field value is not displayed on the website when there is an empty (null) value. - false
- Hide if false
[hide_if_false]
The field value is not displayed on the website when the value is false, or set to No. - false
- Render notes
[render_rule_description]
Description of the rules used and dependencies on other fields for determining the visibility of the field
Related fields
- Calculation dependents
[dependency_of]
Field ids for the fields which are dependent on this field in calculations. When the data of this field changes, these dependent fields are updated - Parliament.laws_previous_legislature_perc