Comparative Politics: International Elections
Reference Resources
- Elections in Western Europe since 1815 : electoral results by constituencies byCall Number: JN94.A95 C368 2000ISBN: 0333771117Publication Date: 2000-01-28
- Elections since 1945: a worldwide reference compendium byCall Number: JF1001 .E37 1989ISBN: 0582036208Publication Date: 1989-08-01
- Electoral Justice: the International IDEA handbook byCall Number: K3293 .O76 2010ISBN: 9789185724963Publication Date: 2011-01-01
- The International Almanac of Electoral History byCall Number: JF1001 .M17 1991ISBN: 0871875756Publication Date: 1991-01-01
- International Encyclopedia of Elections byCall Number: Reference Collection -- 2nd floor JF1001 .I57 2000ISBN: 1568024150Publication Date: 2000-02-02
- International guide to electoral statistics; guide international des statistiques électorales, byCall Number: 3rd floor JF1001 .I55Publication Date: 1969
- Politics, Media, and Modern Democracy byCall Number: JF2112 .C3 P67 1996ISBN: 0275951820Publication Date: 1996-05-30
Multi-Country Elections Data
- Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES)CSES, a collaborative program of cross-national research in over fifty states, conducts research on the effects of electoral institutions on citizens' attitudes and behavior, and democratic institutions across different political regimes.
- Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA)Repository of detailed results - including votes received by each candidate/party, total votes cast, number of eligible voters, and seat figures where available - at a constituency level for the lower house legislative elections that have been conducted around the world.
- Database of Political Institutions (DPI)"The Database of Political Institutions presents institutional and electoral results data such as measures of checks and balances, tenure and stability of the government, identification of party affiliation and ideology, and fragmentation of opposition and government parties in the legislature, among others. The current version of the database, which is now hosted at the IDB, expands its coverage to about 180 countries for 40 years, 1975-2017. "
- District Level Electoral Data on the Internet (Wayback Machine, 2004)Compiles sources for district-level election results for dozens of countries. Note that the time coverage varies greatly across countries. Maintained by Matthew Singer at Duke University.
- ElectionGuide (IFES)This resource provides information on parties and election results of countries. Searchable by individual country.
- Election Passport"Election Passport provides free access to a rich dataset of constituency election results in 110 countries and territories throughout the world. The data are unusually complete, including votes won by very small parties, independents, and frequently candidate names, that are difficult to locate."
- Election Resources on the Internet by Manuel Alvarez RiveraThis site provides the detailed regional and international election statistics and other international election resources.
- Global Elections DatabaseFormerly the Constituency-Level Elections (CLE) Dataset, this is the single largest dataset of constituency-level elections results around the world. It includes election results for over 1000 elections, which have occurred in more than 60 countries between 1944-2007.
- Lijphart Elections ArchiveThe archive, housed at the University of California, San Diego campus, is a research collection of district level election results for approximately 350 national legislative elections in 26 countries.
- National Elections Across Democracy and Autocracy (NELDA)The National Elections across Democracy and Autocracy (NELDA) dataset provides detailed information on all election events from 1960-2006. To be included, elections must be for a national executive figure, such as a president, or for a national legislative body, such as a parliament, legislature, constituent assembly, or other directly elected representative bodies.
- Psephos - Adam Carr's Election ArchiveAdam Carr provides a comprehensive 182 countries' electoral information and latest international electoral news.
- International Election ResourcesInternational election data by country.
- Democratic Electoral Systems Dataset" Legislative and presidential elections that have taken place in democratic states from 1946 through 2016. In total, the new dataset includes information on 1,343 legislative elections and 499 presidential elections."
- Electoral System Design Database"The Electoral System Design Database provides comparative data on electoral systems used in 217 countries and territories across the globe. Compared to other similar datasets, this expansive international coverage makes this database the most comprehensive source of information in the elections field. Interactive tools, including maps and graphs, allow users to easily compare regions and sub-regions, filter necessary data and export raw data for further analyses. Country pages provide in depth country level data in a historical format."
General International Elections Resources & Guides
- ACE Electoral Knowledge NetworkElection related news and information for over 200 countries and territories from a global network of regional centers
- Election Resources on the Internet by Manuel Alvarez RiveraThis site provides the detailed regional and international election statistics and other international election resources.
- Elections Around the World (formerly Electionworld.org)This resource provides election information on presidents, political parties, parliaments, and related political web sites around the world.
- Electoral system (most recent) by country - NationMasterThis resource provides political data including presidential and parliamentary election results and individual country profiles.
- International Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA)IDEA, an intergovernmental organization, provides comprehensive political participation statistics since 1945 including total vote, voting age, percentage of voters to registered, etc.
- International Foundation Election System (IFES)IFES, a non-profit NGO, has been part of the electoral process in over 100 countries lending its expertise to supporting the four pillars of democracy. Provides election results, dates, and related web sites.
- Parline databaseThe database, searchable by each county, region and sub-region, provides documents of each country's parliamentary structure, including historic elections results.
- Psephos - Adam Carr's Election ArchiveAdam Carr provides a comprehensive 182 countries' electoral information and latest international electoral news.
- The Keele GuideThe Keele Guide links to various electoral system web sites, contains information on electoral data and election results, and is arranged by country.