First-past-the-post voting
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First-past-the-post — also called choose-one, first-preference plurality, or simply plurality — is a single-winner voting rule. Each voter marks one candidate as their favorite, or first-preference, a
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Single transferable vote
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The single transferable vote or proportional-ranked choice voting, also known as PR-STV and "proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote", is a multi-winner electoral system i
First-past-the-post voting
…systems came in the late 18th century, when several thinkers independently proposed systems of proportional representation to elect legislatures. The single transferable vote (STV) in particular was invented in 1819 by Thomas Wright Hill, and a quota-based electoral system was first used in a public election in 1840 by his…
STV ballot papers from the 2011 Irish general election
A single transferable vote ballot paper for the electorate of Brindabella in the 2016 Australian Capital Territory election
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