FSD2499 Knowledge of Politics and Society 2008
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The electoral system converts votes given in the elections into seats. In Finland, voters give their vote to the candidate of their choosing. What sort of influence does this vote given to a candidate have?
Frequencies
| Category labels | Value | n |
|---|---|---|
| The number of votes received by each candidate is counted and candidate with the most personal votes is elected | 1 | 188 |
| The number of votes received by each candidate is counted and seats are allocated in order based on the personal votes | 2 | 142 |
| Comparative index is calculated for each candidate based on votes received by party. Seats allocated based on the index | 3 | 491 |
| Each party receives seats based on the proportion of votes. Seats are filled in order of candidates on a list | 4 | 98 |
| Can't say | 104 | 101 |
| Displayed frequencies are not weighted | ||
Summary statistics
| Number of valid cases | 1020 |
| Maximum | 104 |
| Minimum | 1 |
| Mean | 12.59 |
| Standard deviation | 30.332 |
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