Members of Municipal Councils and Municipal Boards 2009

The dataset contains survey and register data regarding the members of municipal councils and municipal boards in 2009. The dataset includes data collected both from municipal secretaries and the election data system of the Ministry of Justice. The survey data chart the following information on the members of municipal councils and municipal boards: whether the elected official had been a candidate in municipal elections in 2008 and what their political party had been, position in the council or the board, previous experience of municipal positions of responsibility, and employer sector. Further, data on council chairpersons included whether they were chairpersons for the first time or had previous experience. Register data comprise the following variables: whether the elected official had been an MP or a member of the European Parliament and whether he/she had been selected in the municipal council in the municipal elections, number of votes received in the elections, comparative index assigned in the elections, electoral district, and number of years in the council. Background variables included, among others, membership of a municipal council or a municipal board, name of the municipality, gender, year of birth, mother tongue, and nationality.

该数据集包含了关于2009年市政委员会和市政董事会成员的问卷调查和登记数据。数据来源包括市政秘书和司法部选举数据系统。问卷调查详细记录了市政委员会和市政董事会成员的相关信息：当选官员是否曾在2008年市政选举中担任候选人，其所属政党，在委员会或董事会中的职位，担任市政责任职位的前期经验，以及雇主行业。此外，关于委员会主席的数据还包括他们是否为首次担任主席或具备先前经验。登记数据包括以下变量：当选官员是否曾是国会议员或欧洲议会成员，是否在市政选举中被选入市政委员会，选举中所获得选票数，选举中分配的比较指数，选区，以及在委员会中的任职年数。背景变量还包括市政委员会或市政董事会成员资格、市政名称、性别、出生年份、母语和国籍等。