Study title

Private Bills in the Finnish Parliament 1999-2014

Dataset ID Number

FSD3168

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3168

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Pajala, Antti (University of Turku. Department of Political Science and Contemporary History)
• Kause, Tomi (Helsinki University of Technology)

Abstract

This dataset contains information about all private bills and other motions made by Members of the Finnish Parliament in 1999-2014 (four full parliamentary terms, four years each). Motions that Members of Parliament can make include motions for debate, legislative motions, budget iniatives, supplementary budget iniatives, and petitionary motions. The following information is included in the data: type of the motion, id number of the motion, the year the motion was made, the first signatory to the motion, party of the first signatory, title of the motion, section of the state budget, date of the motion, and other signatories to the motion. The project was funded by the Academy of Finland, professor emeritus Hannu Nurmi's project "Models of Political Institutions" (MOPI), the Public Choice Research Centre (PCRC) at the University of Turku, and the department of Political Science at the University of Turku.

Keywords

decision making; legislative process; legislature; members of parliament; political action; political representation; political systems; politicians; politics; state budgets

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Government, political systems and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Pajala, Antti (University of Turku. Department of Political Science and Contemporary History)
• Kause, Tomi (Helsinki University of Technology)

Time Period Covered

1999 – 2014

Collection Dates

2006 – 2015

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Event/Process/Activity

Universe

Members' motions in the Finnish Parliament 1999-2014

Time Method

Cross-section

Data Sources

The data were parsed from files available on Eduskunta's open web service. After an update in 2015 on Eduskunta's web site, files regarding private bills and other motions were no longer available.

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

The data were parsed from .sgml files available on Eduskunta's www-server using custom computer programmes and scripts. The data comprise id numbers and signatories of all motions for debate, legislative motions, budget iniatives, supplementary budget iniatives, and petitionary motions made by Members of the Parliament in 1999-2014.

Collection Mode

Compilation/Synthesis

Research Instrument

Programming script

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

FSD translates quantitative data into English on request, free of charge. More information on ordering data translation.

Data Version

1.0

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Pajala, Antti (University of Turku) & Kause, Tomi (Helsinki University of Technology): Private Bills in the Finnish Parliament 1999-2014 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2018-04-10). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3168

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

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Pajala, Antti (2014). Kansalaisaloitteet ja eduskunta-aloitteet suomalaisessa lainsäädäntöjärjestelmassä. Hallinnon Tutkimus 2/2014, 102-111.

Pajala, Antti (2014). Lonely Riders and Cooperation Networks. Member of Parliaments Private Motions in the Finnish Parliament 1999-2010. World Political Science Review 10(1), 91-110.

Pajala, Antti (2014). Täysistuntoäänestykset ja eduskunta-aloitteet. Teoksessa Raunio, T. & Wiberg, M. (toim.) Eduskunta. Kansanvaltaa puolueiden ja hallituksen ehdoilla. Helsinki: Gaudeamus, 184-202.

Pajala, Antti (2013). Yksinäisiä ratsastajia ja monenlaisia yhteistyöverkostoja. Kansanedustajien eduskunta-aloitteet 1999-2010 valtiopäivillä. Politiikka 55 (1), 21-35.

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