STV
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STV is a proportional representation voting system in which voters rank candidates by preference and seats are allocated through the transfer of surplus and eliminated votes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| STV canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1660417 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: STV Context triple: [Single Transferable Vote, hasAcronym, STV]
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A.
SNP
SNP is the common abbreviation for the Slovak National Uprising, a major 1944 armed resistance movement against Nazi Germany and its collaborators in World War II.
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B.
RTE
RTE is the French transmission system operator responsible for managing and operating France’s high-voltage electricity grid.
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C.
STB
STB is an independent U.S. federal agency that oversees and regulates railroad rate and service issues and certain other surface transportation matters.
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D.
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national legislature of Scotland, responsible for making laws and scrutinizing the Scottish Government on a range of domestic issues.
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E.
Boundary Commission for Scotland
The Boundary Commission for Scotland is an independent public body responsible for reviewing and recommending changes to parliamentary constituency and local government boundaries in Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: STV Target entity description: STV is a proportional representation voting system in which voters rank candidates by preference and seats are allocated through the transfer of surplus and eliminated votes.
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A.
SNP
SNP is the common abbreviation for the Slovak National Uprising, a major 1944 armed resistance movement against Nazi Germany and its collaborators in World War II.
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B.
RTE
RTE is the French transmission system operator responsible for managing and operating France’s high-voltage electricity grid.
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C.
STB
STB is an independent U.S. federal agency that oversees and regulates railroad rate and service issues and certain other surface transportation matters.
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D.
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national legislature of Scotland, responsible for making laws and scrutinizing the Scottish Government on a range of domestic issues.
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E.
Boundary Commission for Scotland
The Boundary Commission for Scotland is an independent public body responsible for reviewing and recommending changes to parliamentary constituency and local government boundaries in Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electoral system
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proportional representation system ⓘ |
| abbreviation | STV self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| advantage |
gives voters more choice among individual candidates
ⓘ
limits dominance of large parties ⓘ tends to produce proportional outcomes ⓘ |
| allocates | multiple seats per district ⓘ |
| allows | voters to rank candidates by preference ⓘ |
| appliesTo | multi-member constituencies ⓘ |
| ballotType | preferential ballot ⓘ |
| canUseQuotaType | Hare quota ⓘ |
| category |
preference voting system
ⓘ
ranked-choice voting system ⓘ |
| contrastWith |
first-past-the-post voting
ⓘ
party-list proportional representation ⓘ |
| disadvantage |
can be complex to count
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can be difficult for voters to understand fully ⓘ counting may require multiple rounds ⓘ |
| earlyProponent |
John Stuart Mill
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Thomas Hare ⓘ |
| feature |
candidate-centered voting
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intra-party competition between candidates ⓘ minimizes wasted votes ⓘ reduces need for tactical voting ⓘ supports representation of minority groups ⓘ transferable preferences ⓘ |
| oftenUsesQuotaType | Droop quota ⓘ |
| originatedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| primaryGoal | proportional representation of voters ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
instant-runoff voting
ⓘ
proportional representation ⓘ quota ⓘ vote transfer ⓘ |
| step |
count first-preference votes
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elect candidates who reach the quota ⓘ eliminate lowest-ranked candidates ⓘ transfer surplus votes of elected candidates ⓘ transfer votes from eliminated candidates ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Australian Senate elections
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Ireland ⓘ Malta ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ Scottish local government elections ⓘ some elections in New Zealand ⓘ some local elections in the United States ⓘ |
| usesBallotStructure | ranked ballot ⓘ |
| usesConcept | electoral quota ⓘ |
| usesMechanism |
quota-based election
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transfer of surplus votes ⓘ transfer of votes from eliminated candidates ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: STV Description of subject: STV is a proportional representation voting system in which voters rank candidates by preference and seats are allocated through the transfer of surplus and eliminated votes.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Single Transferable Vote