These 2 examples show that withdrawing candidates from the runoffs may not give the same results as natural counts for fewer places.
Example 1 The runner up for 3 places is also the natural runner-up for 2. Papers: Count for 3 places (quota 1500):
Natural Count for 2 places (quota 2000):
However if you withdraw B from the count altogether, you can contrive to elect any 2 from ACD by saying that B's votes split equally between those two with none to the other candidate, so:
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Example 2 Papers: for 3 places ACD are elected with quota at stage 1. Natural count for 2 places:
Count for 2 places with B withdrawn:
Acknowledgements to Keith Edkins for constructing these examples. |
Colin Rosenstiel