[EM] Re: Condorcet elimination PR

2003-08-02 Thread Dgamble997
Hi Chris, James A-G and everybody else The example: 300 votes 3 seats Droop quota = 75 74: A, B, C, D, E 39: B, A, C, D, E 75: C 39: D, E, C, B, A 73: E, D, C, B, A seems to be attracting a lot of comment from various people. Under Newland-Britton counting A,C,D or B,C,E are elected depen

[EM] Re: Condorcet elimination PR

2003-08-01 Thread Chris Benham
James G-A, Further on the subject of my proposal to modify STV-PR by , after transfering supluses, eliminating the Condorcet loser among those votes and fractions of votes not tied up in quotas: I am afraid I have discovered that this method fails FBC (Favourite Betrayal Criterion). To demonst

[EM] Re:[Condorcet elimination PR]

2003-07-30 Thread Chris Benham
James G-A, In response to my proposal to modify STV-PR by instead of IRV-style plurality elimination ,eliminating the Condorcet loser among the ballots and fractions of ballots not tied up in quotas, you wrote: "Modified example: 300 votes 3 seats Droop quota = 75 74: A, B, C, D, E 39: B, A,