POLI 4063 Chapter : Topic 7
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British- and american-style first past the post electoral system (smdp) elects a. 18 voters prefer a to d to e to c to b. 12 voters prefer b to e to d to c to a. 10 voters prefer c to b to e to d to a. 9 voters prefer d to c to e to b to a. 4 voters prefer e to b to d to c to a. 2 voters prefer e to c to d to b to a. Fifty-five members of a democracy wish to elect a leader from amongst five candidates called a, b, c, d and e. the 55 voters" preferences are as follows: Thus, five different electoral system would produce five different winners, without any changes in the preferences of the voters. Single transferable vote (stv) elects c. e is eliminated in round 1, and. E"s second preference votes get transferred to the remaining candidates.
