get_party_info_by_name: Get party info by name

In partycoloR: Extract Party Colors and Logos from Wikipedia

Get party info by name

Description

A convenience function that combines party lookup with color and logo extraction. Searches for a party by name, finds its Wikipedia URL, and extracts both color and logo.

Usage

get_party_info_by_name(
  party_name,
  country = NULL,
  all_colors = FALSE,
  data = NULL
)

Arguments

party_name	A character string with the party name to search for.
country	Optional. ISO 3-letter country code to filter results.
all_colors	Logical. If 'TRUE', includes all colors as a list-column. Default is 'FALSE'.
data	Optional. A Partyfacts dataset.

Value

A tibble with party info, color, and logo_url columns. Returns a tibble with zero rows if no party is found.

Examples

if (curl::has_internet()) {
  # Get info for German SPD
  get_party_info_by_name("SPD", country = "DEU")

  # Search more broadly with all colors
  get_party_info_by_name("Labour", country = "GBR", all_colors = TRUE)
}

partycoloR documentation built on Jan. 28, 2026, 1:07 a.m.