Instant-Runoff Voting

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:advantage can be complex to count
encourages majority support
may not always elect Condorcet winner
reduces spoiler effect
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs ranked-choice voting
IRV
gptkbp:category preferential voting
electoral systems
gptkbp:contrastsWith two-round system
first-past-the-post voting
gptkbp:feature voters rank candidates in order of preference
eliminates lowest-ranked candidates in rounds
redistributes votes to next preference
winner must have majority of votes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Instant-Runoff Voting
gptkbp:introducedIn 1871
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:William_Robert_Ware
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Borda_count
plurality voting
single transferable vote
approval voting
gptkbp:usedFor single-winner elections
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:Maine
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:San_Francisco
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Electoral_Systems
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5