Posts from May 2022

• A conceptual primer on the single transferable vote – 2: Andrae's and Hare's methods

  30 May 2022 (updated 15 July 2022) | single transferable vote opentally | Comment

  At the end of part 1, we provided an outline of STV:

  a voting system which mimics the effect of repeated SNTV, where each voter has only 1 vote at a time, but where the voting system automatically redirects wasted votes from candidates elected

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• A conceptual primer on the single transferable vote – 1: Building a fair voting system

  28 May 2022 (updated 15 July 2022) | single transferable vote opentally | Comment

  The single transferable vote (STV) is a family of multiple-winner voting systems which provide proportional representation by allowing voters to rank candidates in order of preference.

  This series provides a primer on the principles of STV, from its conceptual foundations through to contemporary developments in… »