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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 1491 Computer Analysis by Multidimensional Scaling of House of Commons Division Lists, 1861 149110.5255/UKDA-SN-1491-1 Cromwell, V., University of Sussex, Department of History Osmond, C., University of Bath, School of Mathematics No information recorded Economic and Social Research Council UK Data Service 01 January 1981 ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICEAGEBUSINESSESCONSTITUENCIESDEFENCEDIVISIONSEDUCATIONFAMILY MEMBERSFOREIGN POLICYGOVERNMENTLOCAL GOVERNMENTLOWER HOUSEMEMBERS OF PARLIAMENTMILITARY PERSONNELGOVERNMENT MINISTERSPARLIAMENTARY RECORDSPOLITICAL ALLEGIANCEPOLITICAL REPRESENTATIONPUBLIC FINANCEPUBLIC TRANSPORTPUBLICATIONSRELIGIONSOCIAL PROBLEMSVOTINGFISHING INDUSTRY HistoryGovernment, political systems and organisations <P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P>The purpose of this study was to test the usefulness and adaptability of multidimensional scaling by applying it to the analysis of Commons' Division Lists for one parliamentary session, 1861. An additional purpose was to test for groupings of M.P.s by forming maps of similarity of voting behaviour.<br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR>Variables<br> For each Member of Parliament, whether<br> (a) he voted AYE<br> (b) he voted NO<br> (c) he did not vote<br> (d) he was teller for the AYES<br> (e) he was teller for the NOES<br> (f) he could not vote (e.g. was not yet a member, dead, elevated to the peerage)<br> in each division of the House of Commons, 1861.<br> Other variables such as each M.P.'s supposed party allegiance, personal details, constituency, etc. were collected.<br> <br> Please note: this study does not include information on named individuals and would therefore not be useful for personal family history research.<br> <br> <br> January 1980 - August 198001 January 198001 August 1980 IrelandUnited Kingdom IndividualsGroupsCross-nationalNationalMembers of ParliamentParliamentary divisions All 622 M.P.s serving in 1861 and their voting behaviour in each of the 187 divisions of the House of Commons, 1861 Cross-sectional (one-time) study No sampling (total universe) Transcription of existing materialsCompilation or synthesis of existing material <p>The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">End User Licence Agreement</a>.</p> See <restrctn> https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 1491 2024-11-28T07:21:02Z ddi:codebook:2_5