fetch_commons_memberships: Fetch Commons memberships for all MPs

In houseofcommonslibrary/clmnis: An R package for downloading data from the Parliamentary Members Names Information Service

Fetch Commons memberships for all MPs

Description

fetch_commons_memberships fetches data from the Members Names platform showing Commons memberships for each MP. The memberships are processed to impose consistent rules on the start and end dates for memberships. A membership with an NA end date is still open.

Usage

fetch_commons_memberships(from_date = NA, to_date = NA, on_date = NA)

Arguments

from_date	A string or Date representing a date. If a string is used it should specify the date in ISO 8601 date format e.g. '2000-12-31'. The default value is NA, which means no records are excluded on the basis of the from_date.
to_date	A string or Date representing a date. If a string is used it should specify the date in ISO 8601 date format e.g. 2000-12-31'. The default value is NA, which means no records are excluded on the basis of the to_date.
on_date	A string or Date representing a date. If a string is used it should specify the date in ISO 8601 date format e.g. 2000-12-31'. The default value is NA, which means no records are excluded on the basis of the on_date.

Details

The from_date and to_date arguments can be used to filter the memberships returned. The on_date argument is a convenience that sets the from_date and to_date to the same given date. The on_date has priority: if the on_date is set, the from_date and to_date are ignored.

The filtering is inclusive: a membership is returned if any part of it falls within the period specified with the from and to dates.

Note that a membership with an NA end date is still open.

Value

A tibble of Commons memberships for each MP, with one row per Commons membership.

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