A new kitchen came out top with 37 per cent of the popular vote. (idealhome.co.uk)
For example, three Candidates A, B and C receive 60, 37, and 3 per cent of the popular vote in State X. Because State X has 10 electoral votes, the candidate would receive 6, 4 and 0 electoral votes, respectively (see Table 1). (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
The Greens have never again won such a high proportion of the vote across the UK, but have maintained a stable level of support, gaining around 6 - 8 per cent of the popular vote at European elections since 1999 (the first held under list - PR in the UK), and two or three MEPs. (britishelectionstudy.com)