Election year
Election district identifier
Election district name
Geographic region identifier
Number of MPs elected in district, excluding adjustment seats
Number of citizens eligible to vote in election district
Party acronym
Party name
Candidate rank on list
Personal identifier
Personal identifier in first version of this data set (2017)
Personal identifier in v18 of this data set (2019)
Personal identifier in v19 of this data set (2019)
Personal identifier in v21 of this data set (2019)
Personal identifier in v22 of this data set (2021)
NSD personal identifier (person)
NSD personal identifier (personlegid)
Personal identifier in Local Candidate Dataset (v9)
Number of observations for individual candidate in data set
Number of terms served for individual candidate in data set
First year candidate is running
Last year candidate is running
Indicator variable for ever winning seat
Candidate name from pdf
Candidate name edited
Candidate first name
Candidate last name
Indicator variable for gender
Candidate's age at the end of election year
Candidate's year of birth
Candidate's year of death (if applicable)
Hometown as listed on ballot
Candidate hometown
Municipality identifier based on hometown
Number of inhabitants in the municipality the candidate is living
Indicator variable for candidate hometown having town status
Indicator variable for election district having town status
Indicator variable for being a parachute candidate
Candidate occupation as listed on ballot
Candidate's first listed occupation
Candidate's second listed occupation
ISCO-08 based on candidate's first listed occupation
ISCO-08 based on candidate's second listed occupation
Indicator variable for representation
Indicator variable for becoming deputy
Indicator variable for becoming first deputy
Indicator variable for ever winning deputy seat
Tenure in Storting measured in days (August 2017); Data from Stortinget
Tenure in Storting measured in days (March 2019); Data from NSD
Tenure in Storting measured in days (January 2023); Data from NSD
District level votes obtained for party list
District level share of votes obtained for party list
District level approved votes
District level casted votes
Voter turnout
Number of total seats in Parliament
Number of adjustment seats in Parliament
Distance to seat threshold for marginal candidates in PR period
Indicator variable for party participating in electoral pact
Change in seat as a consequence of electoral pact
Number of electoral pacts in district
Parties participating in pact 1
Parties participating in pact 2
Indicator variable for electoral pact affecting seat allocation
Number of votes for candidate in first round
Voteshare for candidate in first round
Position of candidate in first round
Indicator variable for being the frontrunner in the first round
Indicator variable for being the runnerup in the first round
District difference in voteshares between frontrunner and runnerup in round 1
Indicator variable for winning the election in the first round
Voter turnout first round
Number of votes for candidate in second round
Voteshare for candidate in second round
Position of candidate in second round
Indicator variable for being the winner of the second round
Indicator variable for being the runnerup in second round
Indicator variable for winning the election in the second round
Voter turnout second round
Indicator variable for rejected election
Indicator variable for rejected election which mattered for election outcome
First year elected to local council (NSD biographies)
First year elected to local council (LCD)
Last year elected to local council (NSD biographies)
Last year elected to local council (LCD)
First year elected to local mayor (NSD biographies)
First year elected to local mayor (LCD)
Last year elected to local mayor (NSD biographies)
Last year elected to local mayor (LCD)
First year elected to local deputy mayor (LCD)
Last year elected to local deputy mayor (LCD)
First year elected to regional council (NSD biographies)
First year elected to regional council (LCD)
Last year elected to regional council (NSD biographies)
Last year elected to regional council (LCD)
First year elected to regional mayor (NSD biographies)
First year elected to regional mayor (LCD)
Last year elected to regional mayor (NSD biographies)
Last year elected to regional mayor (LCD)
Serves as cabinet member during election period
First year as cabinet member
Last year as cabinet member
Ever promoted to cabinet member
First year as junior cabinet member
Last year as junior cabinet member
Ever promoted to junior cabinet member