single transferable vote

single transferable vote
A voting system where each voter lists the candidates in order of preference and there is provision to transfer the votes of the less popular candidates and a proportion of the votes of candidates who are elected with more than a certain quota.

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  • Single-Transferable-Vote — Das System der übertragbaren Einzelstimmgebung (auch: Präferenzwahlsystem, engl. Single Transferable Vote, STV) ist ein proportionales Personenwahlverfahren, das das Problem der unwirksamen Stimmen bei der reinen Mehrheitswahl beheben und eine… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Single Transferable Vote — Das System der übertragbaren Einzelstimmgebung (auch: Präferenzwahlsystem, engl. Single Transferable Vote, STV) ist ein proportionales Personenwahlverfahren, das das Problem der unwirksamen Stimmen bei der reinen Mehrheitswahl beheben und eine… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • single transferable vote — ▪ politics also called  Hare system        multimember district proportional representation method of election in which a voter ranks candidates in order of preference. As candidates pass a specified electoral quota, they are elected and their… …   Universalium

  • single transferable vote — noun : a vote on a ballot that can be transferred from a candidate of first choice who has already obtained the necessary quota of votes for election to a candidate marked by the voter as second or third choice in order that every vote may count… …   Useful english dictionary

  • single transferable vote — noun an electoral system of proportional representation in which a person s vote can be transferred to a second or further choice of candidate …   English new terms dictionary

  • History and use of the Single Transferable Vote — The history and usage of the Single Transferable Vote voting system has been a series of relatively modest periods of usage and disusage throughout the world, however today it is seeing increasing popularity and proposed implementation as a… …   Wikipedia

  • Issues affecting the Single Transferable Vote — Main article: Single Transferable Vote There are a number of complications and issues surrounding the application and use of the Single Transferable Vote that form the basis of discussions between its advocates and detractors. Contents 1… …   Wikipedia

  • How to Conduct an Election by the Single Transferable Vote — is a book first published by the Electoral Reform Society (ERS) by Robert A. Newland and Frank S. Britton in 1973. The book was later reprinted by the ERS in 1976 and 1997. The book provides precise instructions to Returning Officers on how to… …   Wikipedia

  • Comparison of Pairs of Outcomes by the Single Transferable Vote — CPO STV, oder Comparison of Pairs of Outcomes by the Single Transferable Vote (Paarweiser Vergleich von Ergebnissen der Übertragbaren Einzelstimmgebung) ist ein Präferenzwahlverfahren, das eine proportionale Abbildung des Wahlergebnisses im Sinne …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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