Visual improvements to HTML/JS interface

html/index.js

@@ -202,7 +202,8 @@ async function clickCount() {
 	// Step election
 	let worker = new Worker('worker.js');
 	let election;
-	let trComment, trExhausted1, trExhausted2, trLTF1, trLTF2, trTotal, trQuota, trVRE;
+	let trStageNo, trStageKind, trComment;
+	let trExhausted1, trExhausted2, trLTF1, trLTF2, trTotal, trQuota, trVRE;
 	let olLogs;
 	
 	worker.onmessage = function(evt) {
@@ -220,9 +221,22 @@ async function clickCount() {
 		if (evt.data.type === 'init') {
 			election = evt.data.election;
 			
-			// Comment row
+			// Comment rows
-			trComment = document.createElement('tr');
+			trStageNo = document.createElement('tr');
+			trStageNo.classList.add('stage-no');
 			let elTd = document.createElement('td');
+			trStageNo.appendChild(elTd);
+			tblResults.appendChild(trStageNo);
+			
+			trStageKind = document.createElement('tr');
+			trStageKind.classList.add('stage-kind');
+			elTd = document.createElement('td');
+			trStageKind.appendChild(elTd);
+			tblResults.appendChild(trStageKind);
+			
+			trComment = document.createElement('tr');
+			trComment.classList.add('stage-comment');
+			elTd = document.createElement('td');
 			trComment.appendChild(elTd);
 			tblResults.appendChild(trComment);
 			
@@ -233,7 +247,7 @@ async function clickCount() {
 				
 				elTd = document.createElement('td');
 				elTd.setAttribute('rowspan', '2');
-				elTd.style.borderTop = '1px solid black';
+				elTd.classList.add('bt');
 				elTd.innerText = candidate;
 				elTr1.appendChild(elTd);
 				
@@ -251,7 +265,7 @@ async function clickCount() {
 			
 			elTd = document.createElement('td');
 			elTd.setAttribute('rowspan', '2');
-			elTd.style.borderTop = '1px solid black';
+			elTd.classList.add('bt');
 			elTd.innerText = 'Exhausted';
 			trExhausted1.appendChild(elTd);
 			
@@ -268,7 +282,7 @@ async function clickCount() {
 			
 			elTd = document.createElement('td');
 			elTd.setAttribute('rowspan', '2');
-			elTd.style.borderTop = '1px solid black';
+			elTd.classList.add('bt');
 			elTd.innerText = 'Loss to fraction';
 			trLTF1.appendChild(elTd);
 			
@@ -279,7 +293,7 @@ async function clickCount() {
 			trTotal = document.createElement('tr');
 			trTotal.classList.add('info');
 			elTd = document.createElement('td');
-			elTd.style.borderTop = '1px solid black';
+			elTd.classList.add('bt');
 			elTd.innerText = 'Total';
 			trTotal.appendChild(elTd);
 			tblResults.appendChild(trTotal);
@@ -288,8 +302,8 @@ async function clickCount() {
 			trQuota = document.createElement('tr');
 			trQuota.classList.add('info');
 			elTd = document.createElement('td');
-			elTd.style.borderTop = '1px solid black';
+			elTd.classList.add('bt');
-			elTd.style.borderBottom = '1px solid black';
+			elTd.classList.add('bb');
 			elTd.innerText = 'Quota';
 			trQuota.appendChild(elTd);
 			tblResults.appendChild(trQuota);
@@ -299,8 +313,8 @@ async function clickCount() {
 				trVRE = document.createElement('tr');
 				trVRE.classList.add('info');
 				elTd = document.createElement('td');
-				elTd.style.borderTop = '1px solid black';
+				elTd.classList.add('bt');
-				elTd.style.borderBottom = '1px solid black';
+				elTd.classList.add('bb');
 				elTd.innerText = 'Vote required for election';
 				trVRE.appendChild(elTd);
 				tblResults.appendChild(trVRE);
@@ -336,7 +350,15 @@ async function clickCount() {
 			
 			// Display results
 			elTd = document.createElement('td');
-			elTd.innerText = result.stage + '. ' + result.comment;
+			elTd.innerText = result.stage;
+			trStageNo.appendChild(elTd);
+			
+			elTd = document.createElement('td');
+			elTd.innerText = result.stage_kind;
+			trStageKind.appendChild(elTd);
+			
+			elTd = document.createElement('td');
+			elTd.innerText = result.comment;
 			trComment.appendChild(elTd);
 			
 			for (let [candidate, countCard] of result.candidates) {
@@ -349,7 +371,7 @@ async function clickCount() {
 				} else if (countCard.state === py.pyRCV2.model.CandidateState.ELECTED || countCard.state === py.pyRCV2.model.CandidateState.PROVISIONALLY_ELECTED || countCard.state === py.pyRCV2.model.CandidateState.DISTRIBUTING_SURPLUS) {
 					elTd.classList.add('elected');
 				}
-				elTd.style.borderTop = '1px solid black';
+				elTd.classList.add('bt');
 				elTd.innerHTML = ppVotes(countCard.transfers);
 				elTr1.appendChild(elTd);
 				
@@ -383,7 +405,7 @@ async function clickCount() {
 			// Display exhausted votes
 			elTd = document.createElement('td');
 			elTd.classList.add('count');
-			elTd.style.borderTop = '1px solid black';
+			elTd.classList.add('bt');
 			elTd.innerHTML = ppVotes(result.exhausted.transfers);
 			trExhausted1.appendChild(elTd);
 			
@@ -395,7 +417,7 @@ async function clickCount() {
 			// Display loss to fraction
 			elTd = document.createElement('td');
 			elTd.classList.add('count');
-			elTd.style.borderTop = '1px solid black';
+			elTd.classList.add('bt');
 			elTd.innerHTML = ppVotes(result.loss_fraction.transfers);
 			trLTF1.appendChild(elTd);
 			
@@ -413,15 +435,15 @@ async function clickCount() {
 			// Display total
 			elTd = document.createElement('td');
 			elTd.classList.add('count');
-			elTd.style.borderTop = '1px solid black';
+			elTd.classList.add('bt');
 			elTd.innerHTML = ppVotes(result.total);
 			trTotal.appendChild(elTd);
 			
 			// Display quota
 			elTd = document.createElement('td');
 			elTd.classList.add('count');
-			elTd.style.borderTop = '1px solid black';
+			elTd.classList.add('bt');
-			elTd.style.borderBottom = '1px solid black';
+			elTd.classList.add('bb');
 			elTd.innerHTML = ppVotes(result.quota);
 			trQuota.appendChild(elTd);
 			
@@ -429,8 +451,8 @@ async function clickCount() {
 			if (result.vote_required_election !== null) {
 				elTd = document.createElement('td');
 				elTd.classList.add('count');
-				elTd.style.borderTop = '1px solid black';
+				elTd.classList.add('bt');
-				elTd.style.borderBottom = '1px solid black';
+				elTd.classList.add('bb');
 				elTd.innerHTML = ppVotes(result.vote_required_election);
 				trVRE.appendChild(elTd);
 			}
@@ -462,11 +484,11 @@ async function clickCount() {
 					elTd.innerHTML = 'ELECTED ' + countCard.order_elected;
 					winners.append([candidate, countCard]);
 				}
-				elTd.style.borderTop = '1px solid black';
+				elTd.classList.add('bt');
 				elTr1.appendChild(elTd);
 			}
 			
-			elTd.style.borderBottom = '1px solid black';
+			elTd.classList.add('bb');
 			
 			let elP = document.createElement('p');
 			elP.innerText = 'Count complete. The winning candidates are, in order of election:'
@@ -541,6 +563,7 @@ async function clickCount() {
 		if (result.indexOf('.') >= 0) {
 			result = result.substring(0, result.indexOf('.')) + '<sup>' + result.substring(result.indexOf('.')) + '</sup>';
 		}
+		result = result.replace('-', '−');
 		return result;
 	}
 }

html/main.css

@@ -16,14 +16,25 @@
     along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
+@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Source+Sans+Pro&display=swap');
+
 html, body {
-	font-family: 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
+	font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;
 }
 
 body {
 	padding: 0.5em;
 }
 
+a {
+	color: #1d46c4;
+	text-decoration: none;
+}
+a:hover {
+	color: #1d3da2;
+	text-decoration: underline;
+}
+
 /* Menu styling */
 
 .menudiv {
@@ -69,24 +80,41 @@ td.count sup {
 	font-size: 0.6rem;
 	top: 0;
 }
-.result tr:first-child td {
+tr.stage-no td, tr.stage-kind td, tr.stage-comment td {
-	vertical-align: bottom;
+	text-align: center;
+}
+tr.stage-no td:not(:first-child) {
+	border-top: 1px solid #76858c;
+}
+tr.stage-kind td:not(:first-child) {
+	font-size: 0.75em;
+	min-width: 5rem;
+	color: #1b2839;
+	background-color: #f0f5fb;
+	color-adjust: exact;
+	-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;
 }
 td.excluded {
-	background-color: #fecfcfff;
+	background-color: #fde2e2;
 	color-adjust: exact;
 	-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;
 }
 td.elected {
-	background-color: #d1fca7ff;
+	background-color: #e0fdc5;
 	color-adjust: exact;
 	-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;
 }
 tr.info td {
-	background-color: #edededff;
+	background-color: #f0f5fb;
 	color-adjust: exact;
 	-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;
 }
+td.bt {
+	border-top: 1px solid #76858c;
+}
+td.bb {
+	border-bottom: 1px solid #76858c;
+}
 
 /* BLT input tool */
 

html/worker.js

@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ function handleException(ex) {
 function resultToJS(result) {
 	return {
 		'stage': stage,
+		'stage_kind': result.stage_kind,
 		'comment': result.comment,
 		'logs': result.logs,
 		'candidates': result.candidates.py_items().map(([c, cc]) => [c.py_name, {

pyRCV2/cli/stv.py

@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ def add_parser(subparsers):
 	parser.add_argument('--pp-decimals', type=int, default=2, help='print votes to specified decimal places in results report (default: 2)')
 
 def print_step(args, stage, result):
+	if result.stage_kind:
+		print('{}. {} {}'.format(stage, result.stage_kind, result.comment))
+	else:
 		print('{}. {}'.format(stage, result.comment))
 	
 	if result.logs:

pyRCV2/method/base_stv.py

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class BaseSTVCounter:
 		self.compute_quota()
 		self.elect_meeting_quota()
 		
-		return self.make_result('First preferences')
+		return self.make_result(None, 'First preferences')
 	
 	def distribute_first_preferences(self):
 		"""
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ class BaseSTVCounter:
 		if self.num_elected >= self.election.seats:
 			__pragma__('opov')
 			return CountCompleted(
+				None,
 				'Count complete',
 				self.logs,
 				self.candidates,
@@ -193,7 +194,6 @@ class BaseSTVCounter:
 		
 		# Are there just enough candidates to fill all the seats?
 		if self.options['bulk_elect']:
-			# Include EXCLUDING to avoid interrupting an exclusion
 			if len(self.election.candidates) - self.num_withdrawn - self.num_excluded + sum(1 for c, cc in self.candidates.items() if cc.state == CandidateState.EXCLUDING) <= self.election.seats:
 				# Declare elected all remaining candidates
 				candidates_elected = [(c, cc) for c, cc in self.candidates.items() if cc.state == CandidateState.HOPEFUL or cc.state == CandidateState.GUARDED]
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class BaseSTVCounter:
 						constraints.stabilise_matrix(self)
 						self.logs.extend(constraints.guard_or_doom(self))
 				
-				return self.make_result('Bulk election')
+				return self.make_result(None, 'Bulk election')
 	
 	def can_defer_surpluses(self, has_surplus):
 		"""
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ class BaseSTVCounter:
 			
 			self.elect_meeting_quota()
 			
-			return self.make_result('Surplus of ' + candidate_surplus.name)
+			return self.make_result('Surplus of', candidate_surplus.name)
 	
 	def do_surplus(self, candidate_surplus, count_card, surplus):
 		"""
@@ -317,7 +317,8 @@ class BaseSTVCounter:
 		
 		# If we did not perform bulk election in before_surpluses: Are there just enough candidates to fill all the seats?
 		if not self.options['bulk_elect']:
-			if len(self.election.candidates) - self.num_withdrawn - self.num_excluded <= self.election.seats:
+			# Include EXCLUDING to avoid interrupting an exclusion
+			if len(self.election.candidates) - self.num_withdrawn - self.num_excluded + sum(1 for c, cc in self.candidates.items() if cc.state == CandidateState.EXCLUDING) <= self.election.seats:
 				# Declare elected one remaining candidate at a time
 				hopefuls = [(c, cc) for c, cc in self.candidates.items() if cc.state == CandidateState.HOPEFUL or cc.state == CandidateState.GUARDED]
 				hopefuls.sort(key=lambda x: x[1].votes, reverse=True)
@@ -344,7 +345,7 @@ class BaseSTVCounter:
 				else:
 					self.logs.append(self.pretty_join(order_elected) + ' are elected to fill the remaining vacancies.')
 				
-				return self.make_result('Bulk election')
+				return self.make_result(None, 'Bulk election')
 	
 	def exclude_doomed(self):
 		"""
@@ -369,6 +370,13 @@ class BaseSTVCounter:
 		Exclude the lowest ranked hopeful(s)
 		"""
 		
+		# Continue current exclusion if applicable
+		if self._exclusion is not None:
+			self.logs.append('Continuing exclusion of ' + self.pretty_join([c.name for c, cc in self._exclusion[0]]) + '.')
+			__pragma__('opov')
+			candidates_excluded = self._exclusion[0]
+			__pragma__('noopov')
+		else:
 			candidates_excluded = self.candidates_to_exclude()
 			if len(candidates_excluded) > 0:
 				if len(candidates_excluded) == 1:
@@ -376,6 +384,7 @@ class BaseSTVCounter:
 				else:
 					self.logs.append('No surpluses to distribute, so ' + self.pretty_join([c.name for c, cc in candidates_excluded]) + ' are excluded.')
 		
+		if len(candidates_excluded) > 0:
 			return self.exclude_candidates(candidates_excluded)
 	
 	def exclude_candidates(self, candidates_excluded):
@@ -434,7 +443,7 @@ class BaseSTVCounter:
 		
 		self.elect_meeting_quota()
 		
-		return self.make_result('Exclusion of ' + ', '.join([c.name for c, cc in candidates_excluded]))
+		return self.make_result('Exclusion of', ', '.join([c.name for c, cc in candidates_excluded]))
 	
 	def candidates_to_bulk_exclude(self, hopefuls):
 		"""
@@ -479,13 +488,6 @@ class BaseSTVCounter:
 		Returns List[Tuple[Candidate, CountCard]]
 		"""
 		
-		# Continue current exclusion if applicable
-		if self._exclusion is not None:
-			self.logs.append('Continuing exclusion of ' + self.pretty_join([c.name for c, cc in self._exclusion[0]]) + '.')
-			__pragma__('opov')
-			return self._exclusion[0]
-			__pragma__('noopov')
-		
 		hopefuls = [(c, cc) for c, cc in self.candidates.items() if cc.state == CandidateState.HOPEFUL]
 		hopefuls.sort(key=lambda x: x[1].votes)
 		
@@ -775,9 +777,10 @@ class BaseSTVCounter:
 			return num
 		return num.round(self.options['round_tvs'], num.ROUND_DOWN)
 	
-	def make_result(self, comment):
+	def make_result(self, stage_kind, comment):
 		__pragma__('opov')
 		result = CountStepResult(
+			stage_kind,
 			comment,
 			self.logs,
 			self.candidates,

pyRCV2/method/meek.py

@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class MeekSTVCounter(BaseSTVCounter):
 		self.logs.append(self.total.pp(2) + ' usable votes, so the quota is ' + self.quota.pp(2) + '.')
 		self.elect_meeting_quota()
 		
-		return self.make_result('First preferences')
+		return self.make_result(None, 'First preferences')
 	
 	def distribute_recursively(self, tree, remaining_multiplier):
 		if tree.next_exhausted is None:
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ class MeekSTVCounter(BaseSTVCounter):
 			# NB: We could do this earlier, but this shows the flow of the election more clearly in the count sheet
 			self.elect_meeting_quota()
 			
-			return self.make_result('Surpluses distributed')
+			return self.make_result(None, 'Surpluses distributed')
 	
 	def do_exclusion(self, candidates_excluded):
 		"""

pyRCV2/model.py

@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ class CountCard:
 		__pragma__('noopov')
 
 class CountStepResult:
-	def __init__(self, comment, logs, candidates, exhausted, loss_fraction, total, quota, vote_required_election):
+	def __init__(self, stage_kind, comment, logs, candidates, exhausted, loss_fraction, total, quota, vote_required_election):
+		self.stage_kind = stage_kind
 		self.comment = comment
 		self.logs = logs
 		
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ class CountStepResult:
 			candidates[c] = cc.clone()
 			__pragma__('noopov')
 		
-		return CountStepResult(self.comment, candidates, self.exhausted.clone(), self.loss_fraction.clone(), self.total, self.quota)
+		return CountStepResult(self.stage_kind, self.comment, candidates, self.exhausted.clone(), self.loss_fraction.clone(), self.total, self.quota)
 
 class CountCompleted(CountStepResult):
 	pass

tests/test_aec.py

@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ def test_aec_tas19():
 			result = counter.step()
 		
 		comment = data[1][i]
-		assert result.comment == comment, 'Failed to verify comment'
+		result_comment = (result.stage_kind + ' ' + result.comment) if result.stage_kind else result.comment
+		assert result_comment == comment, 'Failed to verify comment'
 		
 		for j, cand in enumerate(candidates):
 			votes = pyRCV2.numbers.Num(data[j + 2][i])

tests/test_ers97.py

@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ def test_ers97_py():
 			result = counter.step()
 		
 		comment = data[1][i]
-		assert result.comment == comment, 'Failed to verify comment'
+		result_comment = (result.stage_kind + ' ' + result.comment) if result.stage_kind else result.comment
+		assert result_comment == comment, 'Failed to verify comment'
 		
 		for j, cand in enumerate(candidates):
 			votes = pyRCV2.numbers.Num(data[j + 2][i])
@@ -112,7 +113,8 @@ def test_ers97_js():
 			assert ctx.eval('result = counter.step();')
 		
 		comment = data[1][i]
-		assert ctx.eval('result.comment') == comment, 'Failed to verify comment'
+		result_comment = ctx.eval('result.stage_kind ? (result.stage_kind + " " + result.comment) : result.comment')
+		assert result_comment == comment, 'Failed to verify comment'
 		
 		for j, cand in enumerate(candidates):
 			ctx.eval('votes = py.pyRCV2.numbers.Num("{}");'.format(data[j + 2][i]))

tests/test_prsa.py

@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ def test_prsa1():
 	
 	# Stage 2
 	result = counter.step()
-	assert result.comment == 'Surplus of Grey'
+	assert result.stage_kind == 'Surplus of'
+	assert result.comment == 'Grey'
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_evans].votes, 2234)
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_grey].votes, 13001)
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_thomson].votes, 7468)
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@ def test_prsa1():
 	
 	# Stage 3
 	result = counter.step()
-	assert result.comment == 'Surplus of Ames'
+	assert result.stage_kind == 'Surplus of'
+	assert result.comment == 'Ames'
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_evans].votes, 3038)
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_grey].votes, 13001)
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_thomson].votes, 8674)
@@ -93,7 +95,8 @@ def test_prsa1():
 	
 	# Stage 4
 	result = counter.step()
-	assert result.comment == 'Surplus of Spears'
+	assert result.stage_kind == 'Surplus of'
+	assert result.comment == 'Spears'
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_evans].votes, 4823)
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_grey].votes, 13001)
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_thomson].votes, 8674)
@@ -105,25 +108,29 @@ def test_prsa1():
 	
 	# Stage 5
 	result = counter.step()
-	assert result.comment == 'Exclusion of Reid'
+	assert result.stage_kind == 'Exclusion of'
+	assert result.comment == 'Reid'
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_reid].transfers, -1000)
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_white].transfers, 1000)
 	
 	# Stage 6
 	result = counter.step()
-	assert result.comment == 'Exclusion of Reid'
+	assert result.stage_kind == 'Exclusion of'
+	assert result.comment == 'Reid'
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_reid].transfers, -617)
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_white].transfers, 617)
 	
 	# Stage 7
 	result = counter.step()
-	assert result.comment == 'Exclusion of Reid'
+	assert result.stage_kind == 'Exclusion of'
+	assert result.comment == 'Reid'
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_reid].transfers, -402)
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_evans].transfers, 402)
 	
 	# Stage 8
 	result = counter.step()
-	assert result.comment == 'Exclusion of Reid'
+	assert result.stage_kind == 'Exclusion of'
+	assert result.comment == 'Reid'
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_reid].transfers, -1785)
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_evans].transfers, 595)
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_thomson].transfers, 1190)
@@ -139,39 +146,45 @@ def test_prsa1():
 	
 	# Stage 9
 	result = counter.step()
-	assert result.comment == 'Exclusion of Evans'
+	assert result.stage_kind == 'Exclusion of'
+	assert result.comment == 'Evans'
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_evans].transfers, -1000)
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_thomson].transfers, 1000)
 	
 	# Stage 10
 	result = counter.step()
-	assert result.comment == 'Exclusion of Evans'
+	assert result.stage_kind == 'Exclusion of'
+	assert result.comment == 'Evans'
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_evans].transfers, -1234)
 	assert isclose(result.exhausted.transfers, 1234)
 	
 	# Stage 11
 	result = counter.step()
-	assert result.comment == 'Exclusion of Evans'
+	assert result.stage_kind == 'Exclusion of'
+	assert result.comment == 'Evans'
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_evans].transfers, -804)
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_thomson].transfers, 402)
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_white].transfers, 402)
 	
 	# Stage 12
 	result = counter.step()
-	assert result.comment == 'Exclusion of Evans'
+	assert result.stage_kind == 'Exclusion of'
+	assert result.comment == 'Evans'
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_evans].transfers, -1785)
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_white].transfers, 1190)
 	assert isclose(result.exhausted.transfers, 595)
 	
 	# Stage 13
 	result = counter.step()
-	assert result.comment == 'Exclusion of Evans'
+	assert result.stage_kind == 'Exclusion of'
+	assert result.comment == 'Evans'
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_evans].transfers, -402)
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_thomson].transfers, 402)
 	
 	# Stage 14
 	result = counter.step()
-	assert result.comment == 'Exclusion of Evans'
+	assert result.stage_kind == 'Exclusion of'
+	assert result.comment == 'Evans'
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_evans].transfers, -595)
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_white].transfers, 595)
 	
@@ -186,19 +199,22 @@ def test_prsa1():
 	
 	# Stage 15
 	result = counter.step()
-	assert result.comment == 'Exclusion of Thomson'
+	assert result.stage_kind == 'Exclusion of'
+	assert result.comment == 'Thomson'
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_thomson].transfers, -5000)
 	assert isclose(result.exhausted.transfers, 5000)
 	
 	# Stage 16
 	result = counter.step()
-	assert result.comment == 'Exclusion of Thomson'
+	assert result.stage_kind == 'Exclusion of'
+	assert result.comment == 'Thomson'
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_thomson].transfers, -2468)
 	assert isclose(result.exhausted.transfers, 2468)
 	
 	# Stage 17
 	result = counter.step()
-	assert result.comment == 'Exclusion of Thomson'
+	assert result.stage_kind == 'Exclusion of'
+	assert result.comment == 'Thomson'
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_thomson].transfers, -1206)
 	assert isclose(result.candidates[c_white].transfers, 1206)