Tables
Table 1: Average electoral results of socialdemocratic parties in national elections (in %)
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European Average |
31,5 |
31,4 |
30,9 |
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Belgium |
32,6 |
27,2 |
23,2 |
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Germany |
37,4 |
40,2 |
36,9 |
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Denmark |
38 |
32,7 |
36 |
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Finland |
24,5 |
24,9 |
24,4 |
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France |
15,9 |
32,1 |
20,7 |
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Greece |
./. |
34,4 |
42,3 |
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United Kingdom |
45,7 |
33,6 |
38,8 |
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Ireland |
12,9 |
9,5 |
14,9 |
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Italy |
12,9 |
14,9 |
19,3 |
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The Netherlands |
27,9 |
31,5 |
26,5 |
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Norway |
44,5 |
38,6 |
36 |
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Austria |
44,9 |
48,1 |
37,3 |
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Portugal |
./. |
28,9 |
39,1 |
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Sweden |
46,4 |
43,9 |
39,8 |
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Switzerland |
25,5 |
22,7 |
20,8 |
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Spain |
./. |
39,3 |
38 |
Sources:
Gabriel, Oscar W.
(Hg.): Die EU-Staaten im Vergleich. Opladen 1994.
Ismayr, Wolfgang
(Hg.): Die politischen Systeme Westeuropas. Opladen 1997.
http://www-public.rz.uni-duesseldorf.de/~nordsiew
Note:
The following
parties are included: Belgium: BSP/PSB; Germany: SPD; Denmark:SD; Finland: SDP;
France: PS; Greece: PASOK; United Kingdom: LP; Ireland: ILP; Italy: PSI/PSDI
resp. PDS; the Netherlands: PvdA; Norway: DNA; Austria: SP
Table 2: Governmental power resources of socialdemocratic parties (power score)
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European Average |
1,48 |
1,83 |
1,83 |
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Belgium |
1,34 |
0,75 |
2 |
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Germany |
0,75 |
1,69 |
0,3 |
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Denmark |
2,54 |
1,94 |
2,1 |
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Finland |
1,38 |
2 |
1,2 |
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France |
0,67 |
1,69 |
2,1 |
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Greece |
./. |
2,88 |
3 |
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United Kingdom |
1,67 |
1,88 |
1,5 |
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Ireland |
0,17 |
0,63 |
0,4 |
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Italy |
0,44 |
0,69 |
1,6 |
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The Netherlands |
0,42 |
0,88 |
2,5 |
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Norway |
3,34 |
2,75 |
2,8 |
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Austria |
2 |
3,94 |
2 |
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Portugal |
./. |
1,38 |
1,6 |
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Sweden |
3,75 |
2,5 |
2,8 |
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Switzerland |
0,75 |
1 |
1 |
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Spain |
./. |
2,69 |
2,4 |
Sources:
Gabriel, Oscar W.
(Hg.): Die EU-Staaten im Vergleich. Opladen 1994.
Ismayr, Wolfgang
(Hg.): Die politischen Systeme Westeuropas. Opladen
1997.
Woldendorp, Jaap u.a.: Party Governments
in 20 Democracies, in: European Journal of Political Research (33) 2/1998:
125-164.
http://www-public.rz.uni-duesseldorf.de/~nordsiew
Calculation
of power score:
- 5 points: socialdemocratic
Single-Party-Government
- 4 points: socialdemocratic
Single-Party-Minority-Government
- 3 points socialdemocratic party as
dominant partner in the governmental coalition or socialdemocratic
party as dominant partner in a Multi-Party-Minority-Government
- 2 points: socialdemocratic party as
equal partner in a grand coalition
- 1 point : socialdemocratic party as
junior-partner in a coalition
- 0 point: socialdemocratic party in the
opposition
Note:
Only parliamental governments took into
consideration (Greece since 1974, Portugal since 1976, Spain since 1977).
