Study title

Members of Municipal Councils and Municipal Boards 2017

Dataset ID Number

FSD3593

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3593

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities
• Ministry of Justice

Abstract

The dataset contains survey and register data regarding the members of municipal councils and municipal boards in 2017. The dataset combines data on the elected officials' membership of municipal councils and municipal boards and data from the election data system of the Ministry of Justice.

The survey data chart information on the members of municipal councils and municipal boards, including their position in the council or the board at the beginning of the 2017-2021 council term and their political party in the 2017 municipal elections. Additionally, the combined data comprise the following variables: the name and classification of the municipality in 2017, electoral district, number of advance votes received in elections, number of votes received on election day, and information on whether the elected official had previously been an MP, a member of the European Parliament, a municipal councillor, or a regional councillor.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age on election day (categorised), and mother tongue.

Keywords

councillors; elected officials; local government; local government elections; political parties; politics; public administration

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Government, political systems and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (A) openly available for all users without registration (CC BY 4.0).

Data Collector

• Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities

Time Period Covered

2017

Collection Dates

2017-06-01 – 2017-06-30

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Members of Finnish municipal councils and municipal boards (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Data Sources

Election data system of the Ministry of Justice

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

Electronic Webropol-survey was sent to be filled in by elected officials. The survey data was combined with data from the election data system of the Ministry of Justice.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Compilation/Synthesis

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Programming script

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

FSD translates quantitative data into English on request, free of charge. More information on ordering data translation.

Data Version

1.0

Related Datasets

FSD2925 Members of Municipal Councils and Municipal Boards 2009

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

To prevent the identification of respondents, the researcher has removed variables containing information on the respondents' names from the data. Additionally, an open-ended variable containing information on the respondents' titles/occupations and a variable containing the respondents' exact age were removed from the data at FSD.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities & Ministry of Justice: Members of Municipal Councils and Municipal Boards 2017 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2023-01-11). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3593

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

Piipponen Sirkka-Liisa & Pekola-Sjöblom Marianne (2018). Valtuustojen ja hallitusten puheenjohtajat Manner-Suomen kunnissa. Uutta kunnista -julkaisu nro 3/2018. Kustantaja Suomen Kuntaliitto.