CLEA Lower Chamber Elections Archive
The lower chamber dataset currently includes 2304 elections from 189 countries and territories.
Release 18 (October 15, 2025)
Documentation: Codebook and Appendices
CLEA Codebook (PDF)
CLEA Appendix I: Country Descriptions (PDF)
CLEA Appendix II: Party Codes (PDF)
CLEA Appendix II: Party Codes (Excel)
CLEA Candidate Names (Excel)
Errata and Data Inconsistencies
Full list of updates and error corrections to CLEA Lower Chamber data.
Discrepancies in official sources that could not be resolved.
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Preferential Vote Counts Dataset (9MB)
Supplemental file containing preferential vote counts for Australia, Estonia (1992), Ireland, Malta and Nauru, along with all other CLEA variables.
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Indirect Elections Dataset (1MB)
Supplemental file containing the number of electors, and electors won by party for indirect elections, along with all other CLEA variables. Currently, this applies only to Norway (1822-1903) and Sweden (1866-1908).
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Latvia Ordinal Ballot Vote Counts Dataset (2MB)
Supplemental file containing the plus/minus ordinal ballot vote counts for Latvia, along with all other CLEA variables.
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Lebanon Confessional Quota Preference Vote Counts (845KB)
Supplemental file containing the confessional quota preference vote counts for Lebanon, along with all other CLEA variables.