MOLIJON, Chrishelle Myca J.

November 29,
2019
GED102-A15
EXERCISE 1.2 PAGE 125

1. The following is the preference table from a science club election where the candidates are
Arrow (A), Bennett (B), Candice (C), and Danny (D).
Number of 42 23 35 28 14
Voters

1st Choice A B C A D
2nd Choice D A D B A
3rd Choice B C B D C
4th Choice C D A C B

Determine the winner of the election using the indicated method.

a. Plurality Method
Number of 42 23 35 28 14 Total
Voters First-Place
Votes
1st Choice A B C A D 70
2nd Choice D A D B A 37
3rd Choice B C B D C 0
4th Choice C D A C B 35
Total: 142

Since Candidate A has the highest first place votes which is 70 votes, therefore Candidate A is
the winner in the science club election.
b. Plurality with Elimination Method

Number of 42 23 35 28 14 Total
Voters First-Place
Votes
1st Choice A B C A D 70
2nd Choice D A D B A 37
3rd Choice B C B D C 0
4th Choice C D A C B 35
Total: 142
Eliminate: Candidate C
Number of 42 23 35 28 14 Total
Voters First-Place
Votes
1st Choice A B B A C 70
2nd Choice C A C B A 37
4th Choice B C A C B 35
Total: 142
Eliminate: Candidate D
Number of 42 23 35 28 14 Total
Voters First-Place
Votes
1st Choice A B A A B 105
2nd Choice B A B B A 37
Total: 142
Eliminate: Candidate B
Number of 42 23 35 28 14 Total
Voters First-Place
Votes
1st Choice A A A A A 105
Total: 142

Since Candidate A was left among the 4 candidates, therefore Candidate A won the science club
election.
c. Borda Count
n=4 1st Choice
RANK Rank Point No. of Votes Total
A 4 42 168
B 3 23 69
C 2 35 70
A 4 28 112
D 1 14 14
Borda Count: 433

n=4 2nd Choice

RANK Rank Point No. of Votes Total
D 1 42 42
A 4 23 92
D 1 35 35
B 3 28 84
A 4 14 56
Borda Count: 309

n=4 3rd Choice

RANK Rank Point No. of Votes Total
B 3 42 126
C 2 23 46
B 3 35 105
D 1 28 28
C 2 14 28
Borda Count: 333

n=4 4th Choice

RANK Rank Point No. of Votes Total
C 2 42 84
D 1 23 23
A 4 35 140
C 2 28 56
B 3 14 42
Borda Count: 345

Since the 1st choice/Candidate A has the highest borda count (433) among the 4 candidates,
therefore 1st choice/Candidate A won the science club election.