Single Transferable Vote
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Single Transferable Vote is a proportional representation electoral system in which voters rank candidates by preference and seats are allocated by transferring votes according to these rankings.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hare–Clark proportional representation | 1 |
| Meek STV | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electoral system
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preferential voting system ⓘ proportional representation system ⓘ ranked voting system ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
achieve proportional representation
ⓘ
minimize wasted votes ⓘ reflect voter preferences across multiple candidates ⓘ |
| allocates | multiple seats per district ⓘ |
| alternativeQuotaFormula |
largest remainder method
ⓘ
surface form:
Hare quota
|
| ballotStructure | ordinal ⓘ |
| canBeUsedFor |
local government elections
ⓘ
organizational and internal party elections ⓘ parliamentary elections ⓘ |
| commonQuotaFormula | Droop quota ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Borda count
ⓘ
block voting ⓘ first-past-the-post ⓘ party-list proportional representation ⓘ single non-transferable vote ⓘ |
| hasAcronym | STV ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
candidate-centered
ⓘ
non-party-list ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Single Transferable Vote
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Meek STV
Scottish STV rules ⓘ Weighted Inclusive Gregory method ⓘ |
| isUsedIn |
Australian Senate elections
ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ Malta ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ Scottish local government elections ⓘ some elections in India ⓘ some elections in New Zealand ⓘ some local elections in the United States ⓘ |
| requires |
counting in rounds
ⓘ
transfer of surplus votes ⓘ transfer of votes from eliminated candidates ⓘ |
| supports |
independent candidates
ⓘ
minor parties ⓘ multi-member constituencies ⓘ |
| tendsTo |
encourage inter-party cooperation
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encourage intra-party competition ⓘ increase proportionality of outcomes ⓘ reduce single-party dominance ⓘ |
| usesBallotType | ranked ballot ⓘ |
| usesConcept | electoral quota ⓘ |
| usesMechanism |
elimination of lowest-ranked candidates
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quota-based election ⓘ surplus vote transfer ⓘ vote transfer ⓘ |
| usesPreferenceOrdering | voter-ranked candidates ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Meek STV
this entity surface form:
Hare–Clark proportional representation