Article Title: Roll Call Votes in the German Bundestag. A New Dataset, 1949-2013
Introduction: This paper introduces a new comprehensive dataset documenting roll call votes from Germany's Federal Assembly between 1949 and 2013.
Data & Methods: The authors meticulously collected vote records spanning over six decades of parliamentary history to create this unique historical collection. They detail the process of digitizing these archival documents.
Key Findings: By analyzing patterns across thousands of votes, they find consistent trends in voting behavior related to party discipline and government support measures throughout different West German regimes.
Why It Matters: This dataset offers scholars a powerful new tool for studying legislative dynamics, representation politics, and institutional development within Germany's post-war parliamentary system. The findings demonstrate the enduring stability of certain voting patterns over time.
