This dataset replicates results from a study on the motivations for the Great Reform Act of 1832, focusing on the roll call vote from March 22, 1831. It was created by Toke S. Aidt to investigate the origins of democracy and the specific factors behind this key UK parliamentary reform. The dataset is associated with computer code for replicating the paper's findings.
Use Cases
- Analyze voting patterns from the March 22, 1831 roll call to identify coalitions supporting the Reform Act.
- Model the relationship between MP characteristics and their roll call vote to test hypotheses on democratization.
- Replicate the econometric results from the associated paper using the provided computer code and roll call data.
Strengths
- Data is directly linked to a specific academic paper, ensuring documented methodology and purpose.
- Focuses on a historically significant single event: the March 22, 1831 roll call vote on the Great Reform Act.
Limitations
- The dataset's structure, including row and column counts, is unspecified, limiting immediate assessment of its analytical scope.
- As a replication dataset for a specific historical analysis, its utility for broader research questions may be constrained.
Provenance
- Source
- ICPSR Harvested Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Created to replicate the results of a specific academic paper on the Great Reform Act of 1832.
- Time Range
- Centered on the March 22, 1831 parliamentary vote.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- United Kingdom, specifically the UK Parliament.