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Prepare Data

Functions for preparing datasets, ready for analysis.

prepare_boundaries()
Prepare Boundary Correspondence for Cross-Election Comparison

Get Data

Functions for retrieving election datasets, boundary correspondence and allocation tables, census data, and disclosure data.

get_abs_data()
Retrieve data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Data API
get_boundary_data()
Retrieve Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) boundary data
get_census_data()
Retrieve Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Census data
get_disclosure_data()
Retrieve Disclosure Data from AEC's Transparency Register
get_election_data()
Download and Process AEC Data
list_abs_dataflows()
List available ABS dataflows

Process Data

Functions for processing AEC raw data. These primarily are used for standardising names and data across datasets and different event types.

amend_colnames()
Standardise Column Names for Consistency
amend_maincode()
Convert 11-digit SA1 Maincode to 7-digit SA1 Code
amend_names()
Amend Names in a Data Frame Column
process_ccd()
Process Election Data by Census Collection District
process_coords()
Process Polling Place Coordinates
process_elected()
Process Election Data for Elected Candidates
process_overseas()
Process Overseas Voting Data
process_ppv()
Process Pre-Poll Voting Centre Data
process_pva_date()
Process Postal Vote Application Data by Date
process_pva_party()
Process Postal Vote Application Data by Party
process_reps()
Process Party Representation Data for House of Representatives

Get Data

Functions for reviewing which data can be accessed through APIs or other functions.

abs_census_tables
ABS Census Table Descriptions