getLords {twfy}

Get information about Lords

Description

Get information about Lords

Usage

getLords(date = NULL, party = NULL, search = NULL)

Arguments

date

ISO-style date, e.g. "1990-01-02", to compile a list of Lords for

party

Restrict list to Lords in this party

search

A search term

Value

A data.frame with columns

• member_id Member identifier, dependent on position

• person_id Person identifier

• name Name of Lord

• party Party

• office NULL if no offices held, or a list with one element: a data.frame with column headings:

  • dept The committee or commission name

  • position Job role, e.g. Member or Leader,

  • from_date Date tenure in office began

  • to_date Date tenure in office ended, or 9999-12-31 if still in office