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4,ches,Chapel Hill expert survey series,"Chapel Hill expert survey series (CHES):
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7,bwl,Bundeswahlleiter,Bundeswahlleiter (Federal Returning Officer) – Statistisches Bundesamt (Federal Statistical Office of Germany),http://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/
8,mackie,Mackie and Rose (1991),"Mackie, Thomas, and Richard Rose. 1991. The international almanac of electoral history. Washington D.C.: Congressional Quarterly.",
9,rose,Rose and Munro (2003),"Rose, Richard, and Neil Munro. 2003. Elections and parties in new European democracies. Washington D.C.: CQ Press.",
10,mueller,Müller and Strøm (2000),"Müller, Wolfgang C., and Kaare Strøm, eds. 2000. Coalition governments in Western Europe. Oxford University Press.",
11,idea,International IDEA,International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA),http://www.idea.int/vt/
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13,rokkan,Rokkan and Meyriat (1969),"Rokkan, Stein, and Jean Meyriat, eds. 1969. International guide to electoral statistics. The Hague, Paris: Mouton.",
14,tila,Tilastokeskus,Tilastokeskus – Statistikcentralen (Statistics Finland),http://www.stat.fi/til/vaa_en.html
15,w,Wikipedia,Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia,http://www.wikipedia.org/
16,essex,Essex CEE elections database ,Database on Central and Eastern European Elections: Project on Political Transformation and the Electoral Process in Post-Communist Europe,http://www2.essex.ac.uk/elect/database/database.asp
17,ejpr,EJPR Yearbook,European Journal of Political Research: Political Data Yearbook,
18,hagstofa,Hagstofa Íslands,Hagstofa Íslands (Statistics Iceland),http://www.statice.is/Statistics/Elections
19,archivio,Archivio Storico delle Elezioni ,Archivio Storico delle Elezioni (Historical Election Archive) – Ministero dell'Interno (Interior ministry),http://elezionistorico.interno.it/
20,folketing,Folketing,Folketing election results and governments,http://www.folketinget.dk/
21,ep,EP election report,European Parliament (EP) election report (based on official statistics),
22,volby,Volebním serveru ČSÚ,Volebním serveru ČSÚ (CZSO's Election Server) – Český statistický úřad (Czech Statistical Office),http://www.volby.cz/index_en.htm
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24,valgside,Danmarks Statistik valgside,Danmarks Statistik valgside (Statistics Denmark election page),http://www.dst.dk/valg
25,seby,Statistisk sentralbyrå,Statistisk sentralbyrå (Statistics Norway),http://www.ssb.no/stortingsvalg_en/
26,val,Valmyndigheten,Valmyndigheten (Swedish Election Authority),https://www.val.se/
27,mep,Members European Parliament,Members of the European Parliament (www.europarl.europa.eu),http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/archive/alphaOrder.do?language=EN
28,bmi,Bundesministerium für Inneres,Bundesministerium für Inneres (Federal Ministry for the Interior) – Österreichische Bundeswahlbehörde (Austrian Federal Electoral Board),http://www.bmi.gv.at/cms/BMI_wahlen/
29,valt,Valtioneuvosto,Valtioneuvosto – Statsrådet (Finnish Government),http://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/government/history
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31,vvk,Vabariigi Valimiskomisjon,Vabariigi Valimiskomisjon (Estonian National Electoral Committee),http://www.vvk.ee/?lang=en
33,cne,Comissão Nacional de Eleições,CNE – Comissão Nacional de Eleições (Portuguese National Election Commission),http://eleicoes.cne.pt/
34,vrk,Vyriausioji rinkimų komisija,Lietuvos Respublikos vyriausioji rinkimų komisija (The Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Lithuania),http://www.vrk.lt/en/
35,cvk,Centrālā vēlēšanu komisija,Centrālā vēlēšanu komisija (Central Election Commission Latvia),https://www.cvk.lv/en
36,bec,Biroul Electoral Central ,Biroul Electoral Central  (Central Election Bureau Romania),http://www.bec2009pe.ro/
37,ssr,Štatistický úrad Slovenskej republiky, Štatistický úrad Slovenskej republiky (Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic),http://www.statistics.sk/
38,voltive,Državna volilna komisija,Državna volilna komisija (National Electoral Commission Slovenia),http://volitve.gov.si/en/
39,ovb,Országos Választási Bizottság,Országos Választási Bizottság (National Election Committee Hungary),http://www.valasztas.hu/
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41,craig,British Electoral Facts 1989,"Craig, Fred. 1989. British electoral facts, 1832-1987. Aldershot: Gower.",
43,euprofiler,EU Profiler,"Trechsel, Alexander H., and Peter Mair. 2009. “When Parties (also) Position Themselves: An Introduction to the EU Profiler.” EUI - RSCAS 2009/65; EUDO - European Union Democracy Observatory.",http://dvn.eudo.eu/dvn/dv/euprofiler/
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46,doi,Elections in Malta,Elections in Malta – Department of Information – Government of Malta,http://www.doi.gov.mt/EN/elections/
47,ref,Résultats électoraux en France,Résultats électoraux en France (Election results France) – Ministère de l'Intérieur (Minister of the Interior),https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/Elections/
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49,ark,Northern Ireland Elections,Nicholas Whyte – Northern Ireland Elections,http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/
50,hix,Hix ea. (2007),"Hix, Simon, Abdul G. Noury, and Gérard Roland. 2007. Democratic Politics in the European Parliament. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.",http://personal.lse.ac.uk/hix/HixNouryRolandEPdata.htm
51,ukeu,UK Office of the European Parliament,The United Kingdom Office of the European Parliament.,http://www.europarl.org.uk/section/european-elections/european-elections
52,pica,ParlInfo Canada,ParlInfo – Parliament of Canada,http://www2.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo
54,cevipol,CEVIPOL,CEVIPOL Ressources –  Electoral results,http://dev.ulb.ac.be/cevipol/en/elections.html
55,parlgov,ParlGov database (Döring ea. 2023),"Döring, Holger, Constantin Huber, Philip Manow, Maike Hesse and Alexandra Quaas. 2023. Parliaments and governments database (ParlGov): Information on parties, elections and cabinets in established democracies.",http://www.parlgov.org/
56,pkw,Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza ,"Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza (National Election Commission, Poland)",http://www.pkw.gov.pl/
58,keesings,Keesing's,Keesing's record of world events,http://www.keesings.com/
59,nyt,New York Times (NYT),New York Times Article Archive,http://query.nytimes.com/search/
60,bbc,BBC News,BBC News Online,http://news.bbc.co.uk/
61,wid,Wahlen in Deutschland,Valentin Schröder: Wahlen in Deutschland,http://www.wahlen-in-deutschland.de/
62,nzz,NZZ,Neue Zürcher Zeitung,http://www.nzz.ch/
63,sejm,Sejm RP,"Sejm Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej (Parliament of the Republic Poland, first chamber)",http://www.sejm.gov.pl/
64,yomiuri,Yomiuri Shimbun,"The Daily Yomiuri, The Yomiuri Shimbun",http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/
65,reuters,Reuters,Reuters,http://www.reuters.com
66,kiesraad,Kiesraad,Kiesraad (Electoral Council Netherlands) ,http://www.kiesraad.nl/
67,rferl,RFE/RL,Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty,http://www.rferl.org/
68,spectator,Slovak Spectator,The Slovak Spectator,http://spectator.sme.sk/
69,afp,AFP,Agence France-Presse,
70,es,Electoral Studies,Electoral Studies – Notes on Recent Elections,http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02613794
71,su,Statistični urad,Statistični urad Republike Slovenije (Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia),http://www.stat.si/eng/
72,conrad,Conrad and Golder (2010),"Conrad, Courtenay R., and Sona N. Golder. 2010. “Measuring government duration and stability in Central Eastern European democracies.” European Journal of Political Research 49(1):119–150.",
73,ctk,ČTK,Česká tisková kancelář (Czech News Agency),http://www.ctk.eu/
74,stt,STT,Suomen Tietotoimisto (Finnish News Agency),http://www.stt.fi/en/
75,swiss,Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft,Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (The Federal Authorities of the Swiss Confederation),http://www.admin.ch/
76,cp,CP,The Canadian Press – La Presse Canadienne,
77,ap,AP,Associated Press,
78,riksdag,Riksdag,Sveriges Riksdag,http://www.riksdagen.se/
79,lo,Latvians Online,Latvians Online,http://latviansonline.com/
80,reg-se,Regeringen,Regeringens och Regeringskansliets (Swedish Government and the Government Offices),http://www.regeringen.se/
81,aec,AEC,Australian Electoral Commission,http://www.aec.gov.au/
82,bb,Bloomberg,Bloomberg,http://www.bloomberg.com
83,rnw,RNW,Radio Netherlands Worldwide,http://www.rnw.nl/english/
84,cik,CIK,Centralna Izbiratelna Komisija (Bulgarian Central Election Commission),http://portal.cik.bg/
85,yb-dnk,Statistisk Årbog,Statistisk Årbog (Statistical Yearbook of Denmark),http://www.dst.dk/aarbogsarkiv
86,yb-swe,Statistisk årsbok,Statistisk årsbok för Sverige (Statistical Yearbook of Sweden),http://www.scb.se/Pages/List____283991.aspx
87,ees,EES (2009),"European Parliament Election Study 2009, Voter Study, Advance Release, 30/06/2010.",http://www.piredeu.eu/
88,bef-7,British Electoral Facts 2006,"Thrasher, Michael, and Colin Rallings. 2009. British electoral facts. Total Politics.",
89,iris,Iris Oifigiúil,Iris Oifigiúil (Irish State News),http://www.irisoifigiuil.ie/
90,epp,Elecciones y Partidos Políticos,Elecciones y Partidos Políticos (Elections and Political Parties in Spain),http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/
91,pr,Polskie Radio,Polskie Radio (Polish Radio),http://www.thenews.pl
92,corriere,Corriere,Corriere della Sera,http://www.corriere.it/english/
93,dhbt,Datenhandbuch Bundestag,"Datenhandbuch zur Geschichte des Deutschen Bundestages
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94,aph,Australian Parliamentary Handbook,Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia,http://www.aph.gov.au/library/handbook/
95,phb,Parteien-Handbuch,"Stöss, Richard. 1986. Parteien-Handbuch: Die Parteien der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 1945-1980. Sonderausgabe. Opladen: Westdeutsche Verlag.",
96,ro,Rijksoverheid,Rijksoverheid (Dutch government),https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/regering/inhoud/over-de-regering/kabinetten-sinds-1945
97,jacobs,Jacobs (1989),"Jacobs, Francis, ed. 1989. Western European political parties : a comprehensive guide. Harlow, Essex, UK: Longman.",
98,cbs,CBS StatLine,Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek – StatLine databank (Statistics Netherlands – StatLine database),http://statline.cbs.nl/
99,no-2001,Nohlen ea. (2001),"Nohlen, Dieter, Florian Grotz, and Christof Hartmann, eds. 2001. Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A data handbook. Oxford University Press.",
100,cy-gov,cyprus.gov.cy,Cyprus Government Web Portal (G.W.P) ,http://www.cyprus.gov.cy
101,yb-aut,Statistisches Jahrbuch Österreich,Statistisches Jahrbuch Österreich (Statistical Yearbook of Austria),http://www.statistik.at/web_en/publications_services/statistisches_jahrbuch/index.html
102,times,The Times,The Times,http://archive.timesonline.co.uk/tol/archive/
103,rte,RTÉ,Raidió Teilifís Éireann,http://www.rte.ie/
104,aap,AAP,Australian Associated Press,
105,review,Iceland Review,Iceland Review online,http://www.icelandreview.com/