Norwegian parliamentary elections, 1906–2013: representation and turnout across four electoral systems

@article{Fiva2017NorwegianPE,
  title={Norwegian parliamentary elections, 1906–2013: representation and turnout across four electoral systems},
  author={Jon H. Fiva and Daniel M. Smith},
  journal={West European Politics},
  year={2017},
  volume={40},
  pages={1373 - 1391}
}
Abstract Since gaining full independence in 1905, Norway has experienced more than a century of democratic elections, and has reformed its electoral system three times, most notably with the switch from a two-round runoff system to proportional representation in 1919. This research note introduces a new dataset featuring all candidates running for parliamentary (Storting) elections from 1906 to 2013, and documents the patterns over time and across electoral systems in the development of the… 
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