A) Election systems
Counting of the election result: d'Hondt method
A and B are electoral alliances.
C is a party which does not belong to an electoral alliance.
D is a joint list of constitutional associations.
'Vertausluku' = a comparative index
TASK: Find out who are those five representatives who will be chosen from this constituency (= electoral district = vaalipiiri).
C is a party which does not belong to an electoral alliance.
D is a joint list of constitutional associations.
'Vertausluku' = a comparative index


Key principles of Finnish elections
Liitteet:
Voting and elections
UK 2019 election results on map
Majority election: case UK Parliamentary election 2019
1) Voting paradoxes
Video [9:30]
2) Voting systems: majority election vs proportional representation
A team debate: Evaluate the voting systems by analysing their PROS and CONS.
• proportional representation = suhteellinen vaali(tapa)
• constituency = electoral district
• proportional representation = suhteellinen vaali(tapa)
• constituency = electoral district
3) Parliamentary elections 2019: Results of the electoral district of Central Finland
4) ”d’Hondt explainer”
BBC News [3:47]
5) Presidential election
TASK:
a) Click the title. Study at first pages 20-22.
b) Join the Teams subchannel. Complete orally the sentence in your turn (If you can’t, some other team member may try).
1) According to the Finnish Constitution, The President must be....
2) The same person may be elected....
3) The President is elected by...
4). The election may consist of two rounds, if necessary. Election day is the...
5) Presidential candidates may be nominated by...
1) If one of the candidates receives more than half of the (approved) votes cast in the election,...
2) If none of the candidates receives more than half of the votes cast...
3) The President assumes office on...
4) The following Presidents were elected by a direct vote: (names?)
5) Before that, the President was elected... (the system used last time in 1988)
a) Click the title. Study at first pages 20-22.
b) Join the Teams subchannel. Complete orally the sentence in your turn (If you can’t, some other team member may try).
1) According to the Finnish Constitution, The President must be....
2) The same person may be elected....
3) The President is elected by...
4). The election may consist of two rounds, if necessary. Election day is the...
5) Presidential candidates may be nominated by...
1) If one of the candidates receives more than half of the (approved) votes cast in the election,...
2) If none of the candidates receives more than half of the votes cast...
3) The President assumes office on...
4) The following Presidents were elected by a direct vote: (names?)
5) Before that, the President was elected... (the system used last time in 1988)
6) Elections and voting in Finland
Create a table about the A) Parliamentary, B) Municipal, C) European Parlament and D) Presidential elections < from left to right
Titles of columns: 1) electoral term 2) amount of the representatives 3) right to vote 4) eligibility 5) nomination 6) electoral district 7) voting system/counting of the results
Titles of columns: 1) electoral term 2) amount of the representatives 3) right to vote 4) eligibility 5) nomination 6) electoral district 7) voting system/counting of the results