Table 1
Main information contained in both source datasets.
| ELECTORAL DISPUTES OF THE LEGISLATIVE (AN) AND SENATORIAL (SEN) ELECTIONS | RESULTS OF THE LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS | |
|---|---|---|
| Source | https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/constit-les-decisions-du-conseil-constitutionnel/ | https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/pages/donnees-des-elections/ |
| Original data sets | Decision number Decision date Decision title Decision type (‘nature’) Solution adopted by the court Text of the court decision URL of the court decision | Election year Election round Electoral subdivisions (‘departement’ and ‘circonscription’) Number of registered voters Number of voters Number of votes cast For each candidate, gender, last name, first name, political nuance, number of votes |
Figure 1
Database model built from the two datasets.
Table 2
List of the database calculated fields.
| INTERNAL PURPOSES | ANALYSIS PURPOSES | |
|---|---|---|
| Derived fields | Year of request Rank of candidate Round number | Legislature Reelection Nuance and gender of the elected candidate Outgoing candidate (yes/no) |
| JADE additional information | JADE solution (regrouped categories) Article 38 of order n°58–1067 ruling on the inadmissibility of the request (yes/no) |
Table 3
Main variables of the JADE dataset.
| VARIABLES | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| solution | Court decision (15 possible values) |
| solution_jade | Court decision (10 regrouped categories) |
| article38 | Article 38 of order n°58–1067 ruling on the inadmissibility of the request: 6 possible values depending on the probability of inadmissibility |
| nuance_elu | Political nuance of the elected candidate: 130 possible values |
| genre_elu | Gender of the elected candidate (M = Male/F = Female) |
| reelection | Outgoing status of the candidate (TRUE/FALSE) |
| tx_ry_nuance | Political nuance of the first (y = 1), second (y = 2) or third (y = 3) candidate in the first (x = 1) or second (x = 2) round: 130 possible values |
| tx_ry_genre | Gender of the first (y = 1), second (y = 2) or third (y = 3) candidate in the first (x = 1) or second (x = 2) round (M = Male/F = Female) |
| tx_ecarty | Vote gap between the first and second candidates (y = 1) or between the second and the third candidates (y = 2) in the first (x = 1) or second (x = 2) round |