Alternative Vote system

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf electoral system
gptkbp:advantage can be complex to count
does not guarantee proportional representation
reduces tactical voting
ensures majority support for winner
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Instant-runoff_voting
gptkbp:category preferential voting system
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Single_transferable_vote
gptkb:Borda_count
gptkb:First-past-the-post_voting
gptkbp:feature voters rank candidates in order of preference
eliminates lowest-ranked candidates in rounds
redistributes votes until a candidate has majority
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alternative Vote system
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:relatedTo runoff voting
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:2011_United_Kingdom_Alternative_Vote_referendum
gptkbp:usedFor single-winner elections
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Fiji
gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2011_Alternative_Vote_referendum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8