Juho > Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 10:29 PM > Maybe the interesting question is if voters mark sufficiently many > candidates so that their vote is not "lost". > > Are there any statistics from real STV-PR elections on how many votes > (sum of fragments) run out of candidates during the counting process?
You'll find some relevant information in this ERS report "Scottish Local Government Elections 2007 - Report and Analysis by Lewis Baston". http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/downloads/Scottishlocalgovernmentreport.pdf You'll find some more info in the papers presented at "STV One Year On" http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/article.php?id=143 including Lewis Baston's PowerPoint presentation: http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/downloads/Lewis_local_elections_June%2012.ppt I have started an analysis of "represented voters" and "wasted votes" using the ballot data for Glasgow City Council. This work is on hold at present, but it was prompted by colleagues in British Columbia who are faced with the "wasted vote" gibe about the runner-up's votes. You'll find the full ballot data for Glasgow (21 wards = local government electoral districts) in BLT (preference profile) format at: http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/YourCouncil/Elections_Voting/Election_Results/ElectionScotland2007/LGElectionResults.htm For each ward, take the "Full Results" link and download the zipped folder. The BLT file is the first file in each zipped folder. NB The voters were constrained by 3- and 4-member wards and by three of the larger parties nominating only one candidate in many wards. James No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.6.4/1616 - Release Date: 16/08/2008 17:12 ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
