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São Paulo Legislative Transparency Data
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Explaining data detailing the historical voting patterns of law projects within the Câmara Municipal de São Paulo (City Chamber) in Brazil. The collection covers legislative activity from 2012 through 2020, offering valuable insight into local government function. The data was compiled to overcome challenges associated with retrieving and working with this public information, supporting a goal of achieving real political transparency for interested citizens. It provides specific information on which city councilor and political party voted against or in favour of particular projects during official sessions. This resource is intended to be a powerful tool for analyzing how politics has been rolling out in São Paulo.
Columns
The dataset contains 17 fields offering context and specifics for each recorded vote:
- vereador: Identifies the City Councilor involved in the vote.
- partido: The political Party affiliation of the councilor.
- id_parlamentar: A unique identification number assigned to the City Councilor.
- voto: The councilor's explicit voting choice (e.g., "Sim" for Yes, "Não" for No).
- id_votacao: A unique voting ID for the legislative event.
- tipo_votacao: Specifies the methodology used for the voting session (e.g., Nominal or Simbólica).
- materia: A description of the matter being voted upon.
- ementa: Detailed summary of the matter (Note: This column has approximately 36% missing values).
- resultado: The final outcome of the vote (e.g., Aprovado/Approved or Reprovado/Failed).
- presentes: The count of voters present during the session.
- votacao_sim: The total number of 'yes' votes recorded.
- votacao_nao: The total number of 'no' votes recorded.
- votacao_abstencao: The total number of abstentions.
- votacao_branco: The total number of blank votes.
- notas: Supplemental notes regarding the voting process or result.
- sessao: Details identifying the specific legislative session (e.g., 60ª Sessão Extraordinária).
- data: The date the session took place.
Distribution
The information is available as a single CSV file named
camara_municipal_sp_sessoes_12_20.csv. The file size is 22.32 MB and it contains 17 columns. The dataset includes over 62,000 records of individual voting events. Key columns detailing the councilor, party, and individual vote show approximately 6% of the data as missing.Usage
This resource provides a solid foundation for several analytical applications, including:
- Political analysis focused on tracking councilor performance, voting alignment, and party loyalty.
- Generating reports and visualizations concerning legislative activity and project success rates.
- Supporting text analysis (NLP) of the matters and summaries voted upon, though fields are presented in Brazilian Portuguese.
- Civic technology projects aimed at making complex political data simpler for public interaction.
Coverage
The data focuses exclusively on legislative activity within the City Chamber of São Paulo/SP, Brazil. The temporal scope covers voting events occurring from 2012 until 2020. The content relates to elected city councilors and their associated political parties. A specific note for users is that text columns like
materia and ementa are in Brazilian Portuguese, which may present a language barrier for certain types of text analysis.License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
The dataset is highly relevant for several user groups:
- Data Analysts and Scientists: For quantitative studies of political trends and governmental efficiency.
- Journalists and Researchers: To support investigations into local governance and accountability.
- Students and Academics: For projects in political science, public policy, and data visualisation.
- Citizens and Activists: To easily monitor the legislative behaviour and voting records of elected officials.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Brazil - Câmara de São Paulo - Votação (2012-2020)
- Historical Voting of Projects by City Councilor and Party
- São Paulo Legislative Transparency Data
- SP City Chamber Voting Records (2012-2020)
Attributes
Original Data Source: São Paulo Legislative Transparency Data
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