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Single transferable vote

The single transferable vote (STV) or proportional-ranked choice voting (P-RCV), also known as PR-STV and "proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote", is a multi-winner electoral system in which each voter casts a single vote in the form of a ranked ballot. Voters have the option to rank candidates, and their vote may be…

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related to Australia · 15
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in the ticket voting system used in the US electoral collegeinstance ofbut that still leaves the minority unrepresented.If the voters had been able to choose only one food to serve0.80text
city councilsinstance ofIn local government elections0.80text
STV elections are often held citywide with district magnitudes in the 6 to 13 rangeinstance ofIn local government elections0.80text
or wards may be usedinstance ofIn local government elections0.80text
usually electing 2 to 5 members in each ward.If the Droop quota is usedinstance ofIn local government elections0.80text
for exampleinstance ofIn local government elections0.80text
in a nine-seat districtinstance ofIn local government elections0.80text
the quota is 10 percentinstance ofIn local government elections0.80text
the Democratic Labor Partyinstance ofThis change has led to the rise of a number of minor parties0.80text
Australian Democratsinstance ofThis change has led to the rise of a number of minor parties0.80text
Australian Greens who have taken advantage of this system to achieve parliamentary representationinstance ofThis change has led to the rise of a number of minor parties0.80text
the balance of powerinstance ofThis change has led to the rise of a number of minor parties0.80text

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