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
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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Number of written questions asked, per year
Entity: Chamber
- Field Id
[field_id]
Unique identifier for this field - num_written_question_ask
- Field name
[field_name]
Short name for the field - Number of written questions asked, per year
- Label
[label]
Text used to display the field on data entry forms - Number of written questions asked, per year
- Short description
[short_description]
Short description of the field - Depending on a parliament’s system – both written and oral questions may be registered.
- Long description
[description]
Long description of the field - Depending on a parliament’s system – both written and oral questions may be registered. In this case – both may be reported as a total sum with a note indicating this. It is not always the case that the number of questions submitted and answered are equivalent. This may be due to some questions going unanswered, questions posed in one year being answered in another, or more than one government body responding to one question, resulting in multiple answers. It is enough to report total original interpellations in the case where sub-questions occur. In the case that total questions submitted and answered cannot be separated by chamber for bicameral parliaments – a note should be provided to indicate this. Examples: AUSTRALIA: Note: 2013-2017 totals combine written questions answered for both chambers of parliament NEW ZEALAND: Number of written questions asked, per year: 19,733 (2020) Number of written questions answered by the government, per year: 17,598 (2020) Note: Figures include both oral and written questions. Under the Standing Orders, Ministers must lodge a reply to a written question no more than 6 working days after the question was lodged. A small number of oral questions are not answered each year, this is either because the member asking the question withdrew it, or, in an election year because answers were outstanding when the House dissolved. UNITED KINGDOM (House of Commons): Number of written questions asked, per year: 48,351 (2020) Number of written questions answered by the government, per year: 48,193 (2020) Note: The House of Commons maintains statistics on written questions by parliamentary session rather than by year (e.g. 2012-2013, 2013-2014 etc.). UNITED STATES Note: There is no formal procedure for sending written questions to the Executive branch.
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. - 1 - 99, 100 - 999, 1000 - 9999, 10000+
- 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 - annual
- Update frequency
[timeseries_update_frequency]
How often the data is usually collected and updated - annually
- Data collected since
[timeseries_from_date]
The year from which data has been collected by Parline - 2013
- Number of years data is displayed
[timeseries_validity]
Data is displayed for this many years after the last known value was entered - 5
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 - true [barchart | map]
- 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 - Chamber.num_written_question_answ_percentage