namerules.9203 {tapiR}R Documentation

Transform MP Names to a Unique Form

Description

A function to implement rules for naming MPs and their constituencies unambiguously

Usage

namerules.9203(MPnames, seatnames)

Arguments

MPnames Character vector
seatnames Character vector

Value

A list, with components

MPnames A character vector
seatnames A character vector

...

Note

These are the rules that were used in constructing House of Commons voting datasets for the period 1992 to 2003. They may need amendment for divisions recorded after May 2003, for example if a new member joins the House or if an MP becomes known by a new name.

Author(s)

David Firth

References

Firth, D and Spirling, A (2003) Divisions of the United Kingdom House of Commons, from 1992 to 2003 and beyond. Submitted for publication. At http://www.warwick.ac.uk/go/tapir.

Examples

namerules.9203(c("Bloggs, Joe", "Boswell, Timothy"), c("Deeside", "NA"))

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