Get information on a Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland)
getMLA(id = NULL, postcode = NULL, constituency = NULL, always_return = NULL)
| id | A MLA identifier |
|---|---|
| postcode | A postcode, which specifies a region represented by the MLA |
| constituency | Name of a constituency |
| always_return | whether to try to return an MP even if the seat is vacant or it before an election |
a data.frame with rows representing the MLA's spells in the Assembly and columns
member_id Member identifier for each spell in the Assembly
house 1: House of Commons, 2: House of Lords, 3: Legislative Assembly (NI), 4: Scottish Parliament
constituency Constituency represented
party Party
entered_house Date MP entered Parliament
left_house Date MP left Parliament, or 9999-12-31 if still in place
entered_reason Reason MP entered, e.g. general_election
left_reason Reason MP left, e.g. general_election_standing
person_id Person identifier
lastupdate When TheyWorkForYou last updated this information
title Title, if any
given_name First name
family_name Family name
full_name First name and family name
url URL path relative to TheyWorkForYou's hostname
image URL path to jpg relative to TheyWorkForYou's hostname
image_height Image height in pixels
image_width Image width in pixels