renewal {politicsR}

Parliamentary Renewal

Description

'renewal' calculates parliamentary renewal rates

Usage

renewal(
  seats = NULL,
  dropout = NULL,
  defeated = NULL,
  reelected = NULL,
  type = "all"
)

Arguments

seats

(numeric). Number of legislative seats in dispute

dropout

(numeric). Number of parliamentarians who gave up the legislative career and vacancy for various reasons

defeated

(numeric). Number of defeated parliamentarians

reelected

(numeric). Number of re-elected parliamentarians

type

(character). type of renewal to be calculated. by default it is "all". But only one renewal can be chosen: "grr" (gross renewal rate), "crr" (compulsory renewal rate), "nrr" (net renewal rate).

Details

gross renewal rate = ((dropout + defeated) / seats) * 100

compulsory renewal rate = (dropout / seats) * 100

net renewal rate = (defeated / (reelected + defeated)) * 100

Value

A percentage which is the Renewal Rate. See parameter type.

References

SANTOS, W. G. D. (2002). Votos e partidos: almanaque de dados eleitorais. Brasil e outros países. Rio de Janeiro: Editora FGV.

Examples

seats <- 27
dropout <- 9
defeated <- 6
reelected <- 12

renewal(seats, dropout, defeated, reelected)