Reichstag Biographical and Roll-Call Data, Germany, 1867-1890 (ICPSR 38004)

Version Date: Apr 29, 2021

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Principal Investigator(s):
Jeffrey H. Loesch, University of Minnesota

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR38004.v1

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Summary

The Reichstag Biographical and Roll-Call Data includes coded biographical data for each deputy (Abgeordneter) for each session of the Reichstag during the defined voting period. It also includes a record of the vote of each deputy for every roll-call vote recorded in the official Reichstag stenographic record (Stengraphische Berichte). Biographical data was collected from the official handbooks of each session.

There are 9 datasets for the 9 Reichstag sessions that were held between 1867 and 1890. In addition to voting record, deputy demographic information includes political affiliation, religion, year of birth and death, education, and military service.

Citation

Loesch, Jeffrey H. Reichstag Biographical and Roll-Call Data, Germany, 1867-1890. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2021-04-29. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR38004.v1

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Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Smallest Geographic Unit

Germany and Prussia

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

1867-03 -- 1867-04 (Reichstag Biographical and Roll-call Data, 1867), 1867-09 -- 1870-12 (Reichstag Biographical and Roll-call Data, 1867-1870), 1871-03 -- 1873-06 (Reichstag Biographical and Roll-call Data, 1871-1873), 1874-02 -- 1876-12 (Reichstag Biographical and Roll-call Data, 1874-1876), 1877-03 -- 1878-05 (Reichstag Biographical and Roll-call Data, 1877-1878), 1878-10 -- 1881-06 (Reichstag Biographical and Roll-call Data, 1878-1881), 1881-12 -- 1884-06 (Reichstag Biographical and Roll-call Data, 1881-1884), 1884-11 -- 1887-01 (Reichstag Biographical and Roll-call Data, 1884-1887), 1887-03 -- 1890-01 (Reichstag Biographical and Roll-call Data, 1887-1890)

Data Collection Notes

  1. ICPSR is in possession of supplementary physical files that complement the curated data study. Users interested in these files should contact ICPSR for access. Refer to ReichstagData1867-1890PrintInventory.pdf for an inventory of these files.

  2. Users interested in these data may also be interested in ICPSR 43 (German Reichstag Election Data, 1871-1912).

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Study Purpose

The purpose of the study is to document biographical data for each Reichstag deputy (Abgeordneter) during the study collection time frames (1867-1890).

Study Design

Data was collected in Germany via publicly available official handbooks in the mid-1970's. The data was originally encoded using punched cards for processing, and was later transferred to a machine-readable format.

Time Method

Cross-sectional

Universe

Reichstag deputies present during roll-call voting between 1867 and 1890.

Unit(s) of Observation

Individual

Data Type(s)

Mode of Data Collection

Description of Variables

If more than one vote was taken on a single day, the sequence is indicated by a hyphenated number after the date, e.g. VOTE104,26 MARCH 1867-1 and VOTE105,26 MARCH 1867-2.

Data on roll-call votes were collected in chronological order with one exception, VOTE742 through VOTE746 in the seventh session, but labeling consistency is maintained. This should not cause issues with analysis, but users should be aware.

In an attempt to deal with missing data due to deputy absence, there is a corresponding SVOTEsnn field for every VOTEsnn field. The data might be useful for confirmatory analysis regarding VOTEsnn fields, but should not be relied upon for any published results.

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Original Release Date

2021-04-29

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