Elections

Miss Westbrook Tuesday, 19

th
June 2012
What voting system did we
briefly talk about last week?

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Preferential voting
Voters write a number beside the name of every
candidate on the ballot paper: 1 for their first
preference (or choice), 2 for their second
preference and so on.
Rank preferences in order; first preference to last
If a candidate gains as absolute majority of first
preference votes, that candidate wins. If no
candidate has enough first preference votes for
an absolute majority, then the preferences are
counted. The winner is the candidate who gains
an absolute majority of first and later
preferences.
Preferential voting
The voter indicates an order of preference for
candidates giving the number one for their first
choice and the last number for their last choice
(used for the House of Representatives)
A candidate must win an absolute majority (more
than 50% of the votes) to be elected
Is this preferential voting?
Is this preferential voting?
Is this preferential voting?

Is this preferential voting?