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Canadian Political Leadership Terminology Data
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Information detailing all Canadian Prime Ministers, covering leaders from the past to the present day. This focused product provides key details including the name of the Prime Minister, their political party affiliation, and the precise start and end dates for each term they served. It serves as a valuable resource for anyone undertaking historical analysis of governmental terms in Canada or creating political data visualisations.
Columns
The data structure consists of five columns:
- No.: Identifies the numerical order of the Prime Minister in Canadian history. For those who completed multiple terms, the field includes specific notation indicating the term number relative to the total number of terms served.
- Name: The full name of the individual holding the office of Prime Minister. Twenty-four unique individuals are represented in the records.
- Political Party: Indicates the political association of the leader. The Liberal Party is the most frequent affiliation, followed by the Conservative Party.
- Term Start: The initial date when the Prime Minister began their term of office.
- Term End: The final date marking the conclusion of the Prime Minister's term. One record in this column is currently missing.
Distribution
This product is delivered as a small, tabular CSV file named
Canadian Prime Ministers Dataset.csv, which is approximately 1.74 kB in size. The data structure is high quality, holding a maximum usability rating. It contains 29 records across five columns. The content is expected to be reviewed and updated on an annual basis. Analysts should note that the dataset includes dates prior to 1 January 1900, which may require specific attention to date formatting during processing.Usage
Ideal applications include detailed studies of political terms and tenure lengths. It is useful for educational purposes, especially for those learning how to approach data preparation and cleaning, or for individuals aiming to develop data visualisations demonstrating historical political change. A specific external notebook is referenced for cleaning and visualisation examples.
Coverage
The dataset is focused on the political history of Canada. The time scope is extensive, starting from 1 July 1867, which is the minimum recorded term start date. The coverage extends up to 14 March 2025, which marks the maximum recorded date for both term start and end dates.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
Historians researching Canadian government structures and timelines. Political scientists studying party trends and leadership duration. Data visualisation specialists seeking structured, clean data on political figures. Anyone needing an example of how to handle and clean historical date data, particularly those entries dating back before the turn of the century.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Canadian Political Leadership Terminology Data
- Historical Terms of Canadian Prime Ministers
- Political Parties and PM Term Dates (Canada)
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Original Data Source: Canadian Political Leadership Terminology Data
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