STV Single Transferable Vote Counting Flowchart
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Occupy AwarenessST V (Single T ransferable Vote) Vote Counting A llocation D iagram
uses a Ranked Ballot
M ulti- M ember Ridings
ST EP 1:
1. Count voters' 1st preferences & allocate them to each candidate.
A ll the ballots are counted and sor ted
by order of the voters' preferences.
ST EP 2:
T he m inim um num ber of votes
required to w in a seat is deter m ined.
T his num ber depends on how m any
valid votes are cast and how m any
seats there are to be filled.
ST EP 3:
2. Determine quota.
3. Does any candidate have enough votes to be elected?
D oes any candidate have enough
votes to w in a seat?
- I f N o, go to step 4,
- I f Y es, go to step 5.
No
Yes
ST EP 4:
Exclude the candidate w ith the
fewest votes. R edistr ibute these
votes - - at full value - - to the next
preference show n on each ballot.
A dd up new vote tot als and retur n to
step 3.
4. Exclude last place candidate. Redistribute
those votes to next preference marked on
ballots.
Go back to Step 3.
ST EP 5:
H ave enough M Ps/M LA s been
elected?
5. Have enough MPs/MLAs been elected?
- I f N o, go to step 6, add up new
vote tot als and retur n to step 3.
- I f Y es, you are finished.
No
Yes
ST EP 6:
I f the successful candidate has m ore
votes than required to w in a seat,
these surplus votes are redistr ibuted
to the rem aining candidates - - at a
calculated transfer value - - based on
the next preference listed on each
ballot.
6. Distribute surplus of all newly elected
MPs/ MLAs to remaining preferences.
Go back to Step 3.
Counting Continues...
R epeat steps 3 to 5, until all seats are
filled.
W inners
A cclaim ed
Go Celebrate, you have a PR
gover nm ent and m ultiple w inners
Adapted from: http://www.stv.govt.nz/stv/electing.htm
