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Countback

The countback method is a way of filling casual vacancies in proportional voting systems. Casual vacancies are filled by re-examining the ballots from the previous election. The candidate who held the seat is eliminated, and the election is then re-run with this candidate removed. Unlike other methods of filling vacancies, this procedure maintains…

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Countback

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Edges22
Triples20
Avg. degree1.91
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related to Caused by STV · 8
Countback → Countries, For, However, LIIA, Most, STV, Such, This
related to Uses · 7
Countback → Australian Capital Territory, Countbacks, Malta, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
related to Insufficient candidates · 5
Countback → Although, Electoral Act, However, In, Tasmanian Parliament

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vacancies candidates candidate stv countbacks filling casual election rules voting eliminated procedure proportional elected method ballots held seat removed elections

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Countbackrelated to Caused by STVCountries0.60section
Countbackrelated to Caused by STVSTV0.60section
Countbackrelated to Caused by STVLIIA0.60section
Countbackrelated to Caused by STVThis0.60section
Countbackrelated to Caused by STVFor0.60section
Countbackrelated to Caused by STVMost0.60section
Countbackrelated to Caused by STVHowever0.60section
Countbackrelated to Caused by STVSuch0.60section
Countbackrelated to Insufficient candidatesAlthough0.60section
Countbackrelated to Insufficient candidatesIn0.60section
Countbackrelated to Insufficient candidatesTasmanian Parliament0.60section
Countbackrelated to Insufficient candidatesElectoral Act0.60section

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