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Get name variants of a Member of Parliament

Source: R/get_names.R
get_names.Rd

Returns all name variants of an person or a specific name used on a given date. This function is particularly relevant for MPs who changed their names (e.g., due to marriage or divorce).

Usage

get_names(pad_intern, date = NULL, latest = NULL)

Arguments

pad_intern

The internal identifier for the MP; allows for input of length >= 1;

date

Optional. A specific date to retrieve the name used at that time. When omitted, returns all name variants.

latest

Logical. If TRUE, only the latest name is returned.

Value

A dataframe containing name variant(s) of the specified person with the following columns:

  • index: Sequential index of name variants

  • pad_intern: Person's unique identification number

  • name: Full name with titles and formatting

  • date_start: Start date when this name variant was valid (Date)

  • date_end: End date when this name variant was valid (Date, NA if currently valid)

  • name_clean: Cleaned version of the name without titles

  • name_family: Family name/surname

  • name_given: Given name/first name

  • note: Raw value from the source data

See also

get_pad_intern() to retrieve an MP's pad_intern

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
get_names(44127) # Philippa Pia Beck, Philippa Pia Strache
get_names(44127, latest = TRUE) # Philippa Pia Beck, formerly Strache
get_names(44127, date = "01/01/2023") # Philippa Pia Strache
# Multiple pad_interns possible:
# e.g. Michael Pock/Bernhard; Freda Blau-Meissner/Meissner-Blau
get_names(c(1130, 83124))
} # }