--- Jan Kok <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 3/21/06, Anthony Duff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I, like James, have thought about this. It is particularly relevant in the
> common
> > Australian electorate, where the voting pattern is (with A left, B squeezed
> > centre, C right, extreme and ot
At 11:06 PM +1100 3/21/06, Anthony Duff wrote:
>I, like James, have thought about this. It is
>particularly relevant in the common Australian
>electorate, where the voting pattern is (with A
>left, B squeezed centre, C right, extreme and
>other random candidates ignored):
>
>45 ABC
>5 BAC
>5 B
On 3/21/06, Anthony Duff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I, like James, have thought about this. It is particularly relevant in the
> common
> Australian electorate, where the voting pattern is (with A left, B squeezed
> centre, C right, extreme and other random candidates ignored):
>
> 45 ABC
> 5 B
This is just a reminder that when there is to be some kind of pecking order,
sequential PAV might fill the bill more simply than STV.
Forest
Gervase wrote ...
What would be interesting is if you could do the following, which is
doable with STV:
1) Candidate A for finance minister
2) Ca
Gervase Lam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 10:52:34 -0500
>> From: raphfrk
>> Subject: [EM] Electing a proportional executive/cabinet
>> so assuming the following:
>>
>> - a cabinet is to be directly elected by a general vote of the
>> population
>> - each seat on the cab
I, like James, have thought about this. It is particularly relevant in the
common
Australian electorate, where the voting pattern is (with A left, B squeezed
centre, C right, extreme and other random candidates ignored):
45 ABC
5 BAC
5 BCA
45 CBA
Even though with IRV, burying your favourites g
Abd ul-Rahman Lomax <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>At 10:52 AM 3/18/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>Is there any standard/efficient way to elect a cabinet directly ?
>
>There is certainly no *standard way*.
Ok, was wondering if I had missed it.
>Cabinets are best hired, not elected. In fact, I t
