ranks A above a majority of the other candidates.
Simon
From: Simon Gazeley
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round of a Nanson count, then the average voter ranks A above a majority of the other candidates in that round. If A survives to the end of the count, then the average voter ranks A above all the other candidates in the election.
Simon
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From: Simon Gazeley
Elect
Dear List
For interest.
Simon
NANSON'S PROPOSITION
Nanson proved that if a series of Borda counts is conducted on the same
set of votes, eliminating each time the candidates whose Borda scores
are below the average, the one candidate who is left at the end is the
Condorcet winner if there i
Dear Robertas
In the United Kingdom, municipalities are already divided into areas
("wards") each of which returns 2, 3 or 4 councillors. The Scottish
Parliament in Edinburgh is about to bring in PR for local government in
Scotland and has chosen STV. Of course, there is a tradition of using
STV
Dear List Members
This is not a contribution to the current threads, but I thought someone
might be able to help.
Does anyone know how the New Zealand voters who used it reacted to STV?
In particular, were there any complaints about lack of transparency in
the computer counting system?
Simon
