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My Constituency App House of Commons Library. My Constituency App for iPads v1.0. Developed by the House of Commons Library to supply statistics such as unemployment, youth unemployment, and population in each of the 650 UK constituencies- in an easy to read format.
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My Constituency App House of Commons Library
My Constituency App for iPadsv1.0 • Developed by the House of Commons Library to supply statistics such as unemployment, youth unemployment, and population in each of the 650 UK constituencies- in an easy to read format. • MPs are target audience but researchers • and general public will also be able to • download and view on their iPads. • The app will befree to download from • the Apple iTunes Store. iPad only for v1.0.
Constituency datasets The information was only on the parliamentary intranet (the old Library intranet). Uses publicly available data from ONS and Dept for Work and Pensions, but tailored for 650 UK constituencies. http://hcl1.hclibrary.parliament.uk/sections/Stats/profiles/btf/profile.asp The data only seen by those with the Parliamentary intranet or by ringing or emailing a research specialist. Cannot compare datasets and some information only available via downloadable Excel spreadsheets. Now data.parliament.uk
My Constituency App – Unemployment data • Find out about unemployment figures for your constituency. • Filter data by month. • Compare data with other regions. • Option of bar or line chart to illustrate data.
My Constituency App – Population data • Find out about population numbers for any constituency. • Filter data by year. • Compare data with other regions. • Option of bar or line chart to illustrate data.
My Constituency App – General Election 2010 data • Access data from the 2010 General Election. • Search data by constituency. • Compare party data. • View votes and percentage share.
My Constituency App – Constituency map • View a breakdown of the UK by constituency. • Colour coded map by party. • Zoom in to see constituency boundaries. • Locate yourself on map using ‘Find me’ tool.
My Constituency App • CatrionaMarchant • Digital Project Manager • House of Commons • marchantc@parliament.uk • US developers www.judge.com • For more information about the app email: webmaster@parliament.uk