The split_electorate dataset in a long format provides a detailed view of split voting at the electorate level
by party, from 2005 to 2023. Essential for understanding voter behaviour in terms of party and candidate vote divergence.
For application examples, refer to the
Split Voting article.
To grasp split voting concepts, see 'Split Voting' section in
NZ Elections Explained.
Format
A data frame with 81,269 rows and 6 variables:
- Election
Year of election (2005--2023).
- Electorate
Electorate name (e.g., Auckland Central).
- List_Party
Party voted for in the party vote (e.g., 99 MP Party).
- Electorate_Party
Party voted for in the candidate vote (e.g., ACT Party).
- Votes
Estimated number of votes flowing from list to electorate parties.
- Percentage
Percentage of votes flowing from list to electorate parties.
Source
Sourced from the NZ Electoral Commission's official results, available at https://www.electionresults.govt.nz/.