for one thing, as much as 30 percent of the voters in the 20 communes split their vote in mayoral and council elections. 40 percent reported that the experiment had resulted in an increased interest on their part for the election, while 60 percent said no. 55 percent agreed to a statement that the new electoral procedure would give them a greater influence on local politics, and almost 70 percent thought the new system would make candidates more responsive to voters. in a national survey after the election, voters in the rest of Norway were asked to give their opinion as to whether the mayor ought to be elected by direct popular vote, or by the council as in the existing way. here, 66 percent agreed (completely or somewhat) to a direct way of elections. respondents from the 20 participating communes were asked if the experiment ought to go on, and 81.5 percent agreed to this