Table 3.

Elections used in the analysis.

Country nameYears coveredNo. of electionsLeg. electionsPres. electionsDev. economyMaj
Albania2005–20133x
Argentina1995–20115x
Australia1977–201314xx
Austria1983–201310xx
Belgium1995–20146xx
Bolivia1985–20147x
Brazil1998–20145x
Bulgaria20091x
Canada1997–20116xxx
Chile1999–20134xx
Colombia1982–20147x
Costa Rica1994–20146x
Czech Republic2002–20062xx
Denmark1977–201112xx
Dominican Rep.2004–20123x
Ecuador1988–20133x
El Salvador1993–20145x
Estonia2003–20155xxx
Finland1979–20119xx
France1988–20125xxx
Georgia20131xx
Germany1980–201310x
Ghana2000–20124xx
Greece1981–201410xx
Guatemala1999–20032x
Hungary2002–20143x
India1996–20146x
Ireland1981–20118xx
Israel1981–201510xx
Italy1979–20086xx
Jamaica1983–20116xx
Japan1983–201411xx
Kenya20071xx
Latvia1998–20145xx
Malaysia1983–20138xx
Mexico1994–20124x
Mozambique2004–20143x
Nepal1998–20082xx
Netherlands1982–20129xx
New Zealand1978–201413xxx
Nicaragua2006–20112x
Nigeria2007–20153xx
Norway1981–20139xx
Paraguay1998–20134x
Peru19901x
Philippines2004–20102xx
Poland20001x
Portugal1995–20116xx
Romania1996–20124x
Senegal20121x
South Korea2007–20122xx
Spain1993–20116xx
Sri Lanka1994–20155x
Sweden1983–201410xx
Turkey1991–20115x
United Kingdom1979–20108xxx
United States1984–20128xxx
Uruguay1989–20146x
Venezuela1983–20064x
Country nameYears coveredNo. of electionsLeg. electionsPres. electionsDev. economyMaj
Albania2005–20133x
Argentina1995–20115x
Australia1977–201314xx
Austria1983–201310xx
Belgium1995–20146xx
Bolivia1985–20147x
Brazil1998–20145x
Bulgaria20091x
Canada1997–20116xxx
Chile1999–20134xx
Colombia1982–20147x
Costa Rica1994–20146x
Czech Republic2002–20062xx
Denmark1977–201112xx
Dominican Rep.2004–20123x
Ecuador1988–20133x
El Salvador1993–20145x
Estonia2003–20155xxx
Finland1979–20119xx
France1988–20125xxx
Georgia20131xx
Germany1980–201310x
Ghana2000–20124xx
Greece1981–201410xx
Guatemala1999–20032x
Hungary2002–20143x
India1996–20146x
Ireland1981–20118xx
Israel1981–201510xx
Italy1979–20086xx
Jamaica1983–20116xx
Japan1983–201411xx
Kenya20071xx
Latvia1998–20145xx
Malaysia1983–20138xx
Mexico1994–20124x
Mozambique2004–20143x
Nepal1998–20082xx
Netherlands1982–20129xx
New Zealand1978–201413xxx
Nicaragua2006–20112x
Nigeria2007–20153xx
Norway1981–20139xx
Paraguay1998–20134x
Peru19901x
Philippines2004–20102xx
Poland20001x
Portugal1995–20116xx
Romania1996–20124x
Senegal20121x
South Korea2007–20122xx
Spain1993–20116xx
Sri Lanka1994–20155x
Sweden1983–201410xx
Turkey1991–20115x
United Kingdom1979–20108xxx
United States1984–20128xxx
Uruguay1989–20146x
Venezuela1983–20064x
Table 3.

Elections used in the analysis.

Country nameYears coveredNo. of electionsLeg. electionsPres. electionsDev. economyMaj
Albania2005–20133x
Argentina1995–20115x
Australia1977–201314xx
Austria1983–201310xx
Belgium1995–20146xx
Bolivia1985–20147x
Brazil1998–20145x
Bulgaria20091x
Canada1997–20116xxx
Chile1999–20134xx
Colombia1982–20147x
Costa Rica1994–20146x
Czech Republic2002–20062xx
Denmark1977–201112xx
Dominican Rep.2004–20123x
Ecuador1988–20133x
El Salvador1993–20145x
Estonia2003–20155xxx
Finland1979–20119xx
France1988–20125xxx
Georgia20131xx
Germany1980–201310x
Ghana2000–20124xx
Greece1981–201410xx
Guatemala1999–20032x
Hungary2002–20143x
India1996–20146x
Ireland1981–20118xx
Israel1981–201510xx
Italy1979–20086xx
Jamaica1983–20116xx
Japan1983–201411xx
Kenya20071xx
Latvia1998–20145xx
Malaysia1983–20138xx
Mexico1994–20124x
Mozambique2004–20143x
Nepal1998–20082xx
Netherlands1982–20129xx
New Zealand1978–201413xxx
Nicaragua2006–20112x
Nigeria2007–20153xx
Norway1981–20139xx
Paraguay1998–20134x
Peru19901x
Philippines2004–20102xx
Poland20001x
Portugal1995–20116xx
Romania1996–20124x
Senegal20121x
South Korea2007–20122xx
Spain1993–20116xx
Sri Lanka1994–20155x
Sweden1983–201410xx
Turkey1991–20115x
United Kingdom1979–20108xxx
United States1984–20128xxx
Uruguay1989–20146x
Venezuela1983–20064x
Country nameYears coveredNo. of electionsLeg. electionsPres. electionsDev. economyMaj
Albania2005–20133x
Argentina1995–20115x
Australia1977–201314xx
Austria1983–201310xx
Belgium1995–20146xx
Bolivia1985–20147x
Brazil1998–20145x
Bulgaria20091x
Canada1997–20116xxx
Chile1999–20134xx
Colombia1982–20147x
Costa Rica1994–20146x
Czech Republic2002–20062xx
Denmark1977–201112xx
Dominican Rep.2004–20123x
Ecuador1988–20133x
El Salvador1993–20145x
Estonia2003–20155xxx
Finland1979–20119xx
France1988–20125xxx
Georgia20131xx
Germany1980–201310x
Ghana2000–20124xx
Greece1981–201410xx
Guatemala1999–20032x
Hungary2002–20143x
India1996–20146x
Ireland1981–20118xx
Israel1981–201510xx
Italy1979–20086xx
Jamaica1983–20116xx
Japan1983–201411xx
Kenya20071xx
Latvia1998–20145xx
Malaysia1983–20138xx
Mexico1994–20124x
Mozambique2004–20143x
Nepal1998–20082xx
Netherlands1982–20129xx
New Zealand1978–201413xxx
Nicaragua2006–20112x
Nigeria2007–20153xx
Norway1981–20139xx
Paraguay1998–20134x
Peru19901x
Philippines2004–20102xx
Poland20001x
Portugal1995–20116xx
Romania1996–20124x
Senegal20121x
South Korea2007–20122xx
Spain1993–20116xx
Sri Lanka1994–20155x
Sweden1983–201410xx
Turkey1991–20115x
United Kingdom1979–20108xxx
United States1984–20128xxx
Uruguay1989–20146x
Venezuela1983–20064x
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