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The Electoral Compass is a website developed to give users insight in their political preferences. On Tuesday 23 October 2007 Electoral Compass was officially established[1] at the VU University of Amsterdam.
According to their own website, Electoral Compass helps people make more responsible choices:
"Members of the general public are confronted with increasingly complex choices. It is not always clear to them which choice fits best with their own preferences. Electoral Compass helps people make more responsible choices. Based on scientifically approved methods, Kieskompas develops web applications in order to make choices simpler and transparent, both to voters and consumers.
Applications of Electoral Compass provide users with clarity in complex decision-making processes, while also allowing them to make thorough analyses of their options. The applications are always fully transparent. It should be totally clear to users what their best choice is and on what this is based. Furthermore, Kieskompas produces analyses of users’ opinions and preferences. These analyses provide valuable information for companies and organizations, which can be used to improve the quality of their products or policy-making."[2]
Electoral Compass does not give advice on voting, but enables voters to determine their position in the political landscape on the basis of position statements on themes. It shows people their political position graphically in a spectrum.
Dutch parliamentary elections 2006
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The first version of Electoral Compass was launched on October 26 2006 shortly before the Dutch general election, 2006.
This version of Electoral Compass won the annual prize for journalism in the Netherlands: 'de Tegel 2006'[3].
Jury report[4]:
"Together with the VU University of Amsterdam, the Dutch national daily newspaper Trouw[5] has launched Electoral Compass as an alternative to the popular Stemwijzer voting advice service. Electoral Compass differs from the Stemwijzer because it does not give advice on voting, but enables voters to determine their position in the political landscape on the basis of position statements on themes. The website was launched four weeks before the elections and proved to be an instant success with 3 million visitors and 1.7 positions determined. The collected data were analyzed and formed the basis for a series of articles in Trouw concerning prognoses regarding voter behaviour. The emphasis now no longer lay on the political rat race, but on providing insight into the political position of the voter. Electoral Compass serves a public interest and had a great impact prior to the elections. The website is based on the principle of interactivity and provides a substantial amount of information at different levels. Furthermore, the data generated provided material for interesting reports and analyses in the newspaper: a stimulating form of interaction between media. Electoral Compass could form a permanent tool for members of the public who wish to assess their political preference on the basis of issues."
Dutch regional elections 2007
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On February 12 2007 Electoral Compass launched an compass for the Dutch regional elections.
Belgian parliamentary elections 2007
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On May 11 2007 Electoral Compass presented an website for the Belgian general election, 2007 together with the Belgian newspapers 'De Standaard'[6] and 'Het Nieuwsblad'.
Electoral Compass Works Council VU University
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On February 7 2008 an electoral compass was developed for the Works Council VU University Amsterdam. Employees of the VU University Amsterdam used this compass to determine which candidate for the Works Council fitted their preferences best.
Educational Compass
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Together with publisher 'Wolters-Noordhoff' the Educational Compass was developed. It helps pupils and younger people to explore their position in the political landscape.
Electoral Compass USA
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On January 2 2008 electoral compass USA was launched. This website is designed especially for the 2008 presidential elections and was created in collaboration with Dutch Newspapers and The Wall Street Journal[7]. Over 2,5 million visitors (80% from the United States) used Electoral Compass USA to discover their position in the political landscape.
Category:Elections
Category:Politics
130.37.167.14 (talk) 10:39, 12 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Declined. This suggestion doesn't sufficiently explain the importance or significance of the subject. See the speedy deletion criteria A7 and/or guidelines on web sites. Please provide more information on why the web site is worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia. Thank you. RT | Talk 19:54, 12 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]