CSM voting patterns

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1 CSM1
2 CSM2
3 CSM3
4 Further information

CSM1

The first elections were held between the 5th of May 2008 to the 19th of May 2008.

There were 24,651 votes cast out of a pool of 222,422 eligible voters, amassing a turnout of 11.08%. Of the total votes cast, 869 voters (3.5%) chose to abstain.

The gender difference between voters closely follow the gender difference in the subscription base, with male voters being 97% and female voters being 3% of the total voting population compared to 95.4% versus 4.6% male – female ratio of the player base.

The average age of accounts voting is 1.77 years, meaning that most votes were cast by veteran players. 40% of the voting accounts are veterans of two years or more whilst those veterans constitute 29% of the eligible voters.

Age in days	Frequency	Cumulative %
0-250	6253	25,37%
251-500	4976	45,55%
501-750	4391	63,36%
751-1000	4031	79,72%
1001-1250	1768	86,89%
1251-1500	1357	92,39%
1501-1750	1005	96,47%
1751-2000	870	100,00%

The below information reveal interesting facts. It displays voters sorted by countries, percentage of votes originating from each country and the last column shows the total number of voters based on region.

Country	Total voters	% of voters	Voters as % of subscribers	Subscription %
United States	8.087	32,81%	9,41%	37,06%
United Kingdom	3.846	15,60%	11,91%	13,92%
Germany	1.785	7,24%	9,56%	8,05%
Russia	1.211	4,91%	9,43%	5,54%
Canada	1.144	4,64%	10,19%	4,84%
Australia	797	3,23%	11,31%	3,04%
Netherlands	736	2,99%	13,79%	3,04%
Sweden	726	2,95%	13,75%	3,04%
Denmark	635	2,58%	12,24%	2,24%
Poland	463	1,88%	23,80%	0,84%
France	462	1,87%	8,07%	0,84%
Finland	446	1,81%	18,29%	1,05%
Norway	378	1,53%	11,39%	1,43%
Hungary	362	1,47%	38,19%	0,41%
Ukraine	252	1,02%	12,07%	0,90%
Austria	224	0,91%	11,86%	0,81%
Belgium	221	0,90%	12,74%	0,75%
Romania	202	0,82%	13,02%	0,67%
Brazil	192	0,78%	26,78%	0,31%
Spain	187	0,76%	13,63%	0,59%
Others	2.295	9,31%	9,42%	10,50%
	24.651	100,00%		100,00%

CSM2

The second elections were held from 7th of November 2008 to 21st of November 2008.

There were 20112 votes cast out of a pool of 233541 eligible voters, amassing a turnout of 8,61%. Of the total votes cast, 1149 voters (5,7%) chose to abstain.

The gender difference between voters closely follow the gender difference in the subscription base, with male voters being 97.1% and female voters being 2.9% of the total voting population compared to 95.4% versus 4.6% male - female ratio of the player base.

The average age of accounts voting is 1.94 years, meaning that most votes were cast by veteran players. 41.5% of the voting accounts are veterans of two years or more whilst those veterans constitute 29% of the eligible voters.

Age in days	Frequency	Cumulative %
0 - 250	4337	21,56%
251 - 500	4279	42,84%
501 - 750	3147	58,49%
751 - 1000	3226	74,53%
1001 - 1250	2105	84,99%
1251 - 1500	965	89,79%
1501 - 1750	1075	95,14%
1751 - 2000	610	98,17%
2001 - 2250	368	100,00%

The below information displays voters sorted by countries, percentage of votes originating from each country, the total number of voters as a percentage of subscribers from that region and lastly the subscription percentage based on region.

Country	Total voters	% of voters	Voters as % of subscribers	Subscription %
United States	6923	34,42%	7,95%	37,30%
United Kingdom	2567	12,76%	8,27%	13,30%
Germany	1909	9,49%	10,10%	8,09%
Canada	1010	5,02%	8,60%	5,03%
Netherlands	728	3,62%	13,87%	2,25%
Russia	685	3,41%	5,10%	5,75%
Australia	646	3,21%	8,96%	3,09%
France	559	2,78%	9,72%	2,46%
Sweden	473	2,35%	9,90%	2,05%
Denmark	469	2,33%	9,51%	2,11%
Hungary	388	1,93%	40,50%	0,41%
Finland	322	1,60%	13,36%	1,03%
Norway	307	1,53%	9,66%	1,36%
Austria	229	1,14%	12,65%	0,78%
Romania	227	1,13%	14,16%	0,69%
Belgium	214	1,06%	12,38%	0,74%
Poland	185	0,92%	9,67%	0,82%
Iceland	155	0,77%	13,07%	0,51%
Spain	149	0,74%	10,38%	0,61%
Italy	144	0,72%	9,39%	0,66%
Other	1823	9,06%	7,11%	10,97%
	20112	100,00%		100,00%

CSM3

The third lection were held from 12th of May 2009 to 26th of May 2009.

There were 27848 votes cast out of a pool of 285913 eligible voters, amassing a turnout of 9,74%. Of the total votes cast, 992 voters (3,56%) chose to abstain.

The gender difference between voters closely follow the gender difference in the subscription base, with male voters being 97.1% and female voters being 2.9% of the total voting population compared to 95.5% versus 4.5% male - female ratio of the player base.

The average age of accounts voting is 2 years, meaning that most votes were cast by veteran players - the age going a bit up from the last election where the average age was 1.94 years. 44.6% of the voting accounts are veterans of two years or more whilst those veterans constitute 29% of the eligible voters.

Age in days	Frequency	Cumulative %
0 - 250	6258	22,47%
251 - 500	5055	40,63%
501 - 750	4420	56,50%
751 - 1000	3524	69,15%
1001 - 1250	3760	82,66%
1251 - 1500	1831	89,23%
1501 - 1750	1061	93,04%
1751 - 2000	1038	96,77%
2001	900	100,00%

Country	Total voters	% of voters	Voters as % of subscribers	Subscription %
United States	10311	37,03%	9,44%	38,20%
United Kingdom	3659	13,14%	10,23%	12,51%
Germany	2595	9,32%	10,57%	8,58%
Canada	1520	5,46%	10,35%	5,14%
Australia	1107	3,98%	12,12%	3,20%
Netherlands	953	3,42%	15,22%	2,19%
Sweden	695	2,50%	11,99%	2,03%
France	691	2,48%	9,81%	2,46%
Denmark	655	2,35%	10,96%	2,09%
Russia	542	1,95%	3,48%	5,44%
Norway	469	1,68%	12,15%	1,35%
Finland	442	1,59%	14,43%	1,07%
Romania	284	1,02%	15,73%	0,63%
Austria	277	0,99%	11,91%	0,81%
Belgium	264	0,95%	12,03%	0,77%
Poland	258	0,93%	11,03%	0,82%
Italy	227	0,82%	11,90%	0,67%
Hungary	199	0,71%	18,79%	0,37%
Bulgaria	184	0,66%	38,10%	0,17%
New Zealand	183	0,66%	38,10%	0,17%
Other	233	8,37%	7,38%	11,05%
	27848	100,00%		100,00%