Results for the preferential vote test election


Election title: preferential vote test election
Method: Random Transfer STV with Droop-Static-Whole threshold
Number of total ballots: 32
Number of invalid or empty ballots: 1
Number of ballots used in the count: 31
10 candidate running for 3 seats.

R Bart Lisa Skinner Homer Maggie Krusty Apu Sideshow Bob Ned Flanders Someone else Exhausted Surplus Threshold
1 7 3 1 6 2 1 3 2 4 2 0 0 8
Count of first choices. No candidates have surplus votes so candidates will be eliminated and their votes transferred for the next round.
2 7 3 0 6 3 1 3 2 4 2 0 0 8
Count after eliminating Skinner and transferring votes. Candidates Skinner and Krusty were tied when choosing candidates to eliminate. Candidate Skinner was chosen by breaking the tie randomly. No candidates have surplus votes so candidates will be eliminated and their votes transferred for the next round.
3 7 3 0 6 3 0 3 3 4 2 0 0 8
Count after eliminating Krusty and transferring votes. No candidates have surplus votes so candidates will be eliminated and their votes transferred for the next round.
4 7 3 0 6 3 0 4 3 4 0 1 0 8
Count after eliminating Someone else and transferring votes. No candidates have surplus votes so candidates will be eliminated and their votes transferred for the next round.
5 8 3 0 7 3 0 5 0 4 0 1 0 8
Count after eliminating Sideshow Bob and transferring votes. Candidates Sideshow Bob, Maggie, and Lisa were tied when choosing candidates to eliminate. Candidate Sideshow Bob was chosen by breaking the tie at round 2. Candidate Bart has reached the threshold and is elected. No candidates have surplus votes so candidates will be eliminated and their votes transferred for the next round.
6 8 3 0 8 0 0 6 0 5 0 1 0 8
Count after eliminating Maggie and transferring votes. Candidates Maggie and Lisa were tied when choosing candidates to eliminate. Candidate Maggie was chosen by breaking the tie at round 1. Candidate Homer has reached the threshold and is elected. No candidates have surplus votes so candidates will be eliminated and their votes transferred for the next round.
7 8 0 0 8 0 0 7 0 6 0 2 0 8
Count after eliminating Lisa and transferring votes. No candidates have surplus votes so candidates will be eliminated and their votes transferred for the next round.
8 8 0 0 8 0 0 11 0 0 0 4 3 8
Count after eliminating Ned Flanders and transferring votes. Candidate Apu has reached the threshold and is elected. The election is over since all seats are filled.

Winners are Bart, Homer, and Apu.


Please look at the list of all votes and verify that your vote is correct.