Something I wish was available is the voting record, at least at a
country/state level. Knowing the politician's time in office is a great
start, but how that person voted is what really makes democracy work.
On Sun, Mar 11, 2018 at 5:16 AM, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Hoi,
For the majority of US states and territories (eg Kentucky
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) I have added the dates of governors holding office to Wikidata. This
information is based on lists from the English Wikipedia. So you can
follow the transition from the different parties (do not forget parties
like the Wiggs).. When this information is complete I hope to bring this
into a query that shows the US states and territories with maps; a colour
change for the political party and a link that shows the politicians in
power at that time.
Sure there are other functions like senators, representatives lieutenant
governors.. they can be included. It is however a relevant start.
Thanks,
GerardM
On 11 March 2018 at 09:06, Amir E. Aharoni <amir.aharoni(a)mail.huji.ac.il>
wrote:
Hi,
Different countries have different processes for elections: registration
of political parties and candidates, the form of the ballot, the system for
counting the votes and dividing the seats in the legislature, etc.
I was surprised not to find almost any data about electoral history for
Israeli political parties. I also couldn't find it for other famous
political parties around the world, like CDU (Germany), Syriza (Greece), or
GOP (U.S.).
Representing it in Wikidata is somewhat challenging because of the
differences between the countries, because parties, candidates lists, and
fractions are different things, etc. But only somewhat: it definitely
doesn't sound impossible.
Is there any country whose electoral processes and history are
represented comprehensively in Wikidata? If not, were there any attempts to
even discuss it?
Thanks!
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