Something I wish was available is the voting record, at least at a country/state level. Knowing the politician's time in office is a great start, but how that person voted is what really makes democracy work.
On Sun, Mar 11, 2018 at 5:16 AM, Gerard Meijssen <[email protected]> wrote: > Hoi, > For the majority of US states and territories (eg Kentucky > <https://query.wikidata.org/embed.html#%23defaultView%3ATimeline%0A%23TEMPLATE%3D%7B%20%22template%22%3A%20%22Governors%20of%20%3Fstate%22%2C%20%22variables%22%3A%20%7B%20%22%3Fstate%22%3A%20%7B%20%22query%22%3A%20%22SELECT%20%3Fid%20WHERE%20%7B%20%3Fid%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ35657.%20%7D%22%20%7D%20%7D%20%7D%0ASELECT%20%3Fgovernor%20%3FgovernorLabel%20%3Fstart%20%3Fend%20%3Fimage%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20BIND(wd%3AQ1603%20AS%20%3Fstate)%0A%20%20%3Fstate%20wdt%3AP1313%20%3Fposition.%0A%20%20%3Fgovernor%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5.%0A%20%20%3Fgovernor%20p%3AP39%20%3Fstatement.%0A%20%20%3Fstatement%20ps%3AP39%20%3Fposition.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fstatement%20pq%3AP580%20%3Fstart.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fstatement%20pq%3AP582%20%3Fend.%20%7D%0A%20%20BIND(IF((BOUND(%3Fstart))%20%26%26%20(!BOUND(%3Fend))%2C%20NOW()%2C%20%3Funbound)%20AS%20%3Fend)%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fgovernor%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage.%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D> > ) I have added the dates of governors holding office to Wikidata. This > information is based on lists from the English Wikipedia. So you can > follow the transition from the different parties (do not forget parties > like the Wiggs).. When this information is complete I hope to bring this > into a query that shows the US states and territories with maps; a colour > change for the political party and a link that shows the politicians in > power at that time. > > Sure there are other functions like senators, representatives lieutenant > governors.. they can be included. It is however a relevant start. > Thanks, > GerardM > > > > > > On 11 March 2018 at 09:06, Amir E. Aharoni <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Different countries have different processes for elections: registration >> of political parties and candidates, the form of the ballot, the system for >> counting the votes and dividing the seats in the legislature, etc. >> >> I was surprised not to find almost any data about electoral history for >> Israeli political parties. I also couldn't find it for other famous >> political parties around the world, like CDU (Germany), Syriza (Greece), or >> GOP (U.S.). >> >> Representing it in Wikidata is somewhat challenging because of the >> differences between the countries, because parties, candidates lists, and >> fractions are different things, etc. But only somewhat: it definitely >> doesn't sound impossible. >> >> Is there any country whose electoral processes and history are >> represented comprehensively in Wikidata? If not, were there any attempts to >> even discuss it? >> >> Thanks! >> >> -- >> Amir Elisha Aharoni · אָמִיר אֱלִישָׁע אַהֲרוֹנִי >> http://aharoni.wordpress.com >> “We're living in pieces, >> I want to live in peace.” – T. Moore >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikidata mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikidata mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata > >
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