Single transferable vote

From Citizendium
Revision as of 05:20, 27 January 2008 by imported>John Cross (New page: '''Single transferable vote (STV)''' is a preferential voting system designed to minimize wasted votes and provide proportional representation while ensuring that votes are explicitly for ...)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Single transferable vote (STV) is a preferential voting system designed to minimize wasted votes and provide proportional representation while ensuring that votes are explicitly for candidates rather than party lists. STV is a generalisation of Instant Runoff Voting (IRV).