DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Saddle Hill Community Board, 2004
by DemoChoice rules

6 candidates will be elected with 2,005 ballots cast.


Round 1

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Scott WEATHERALL  Chart color  633.0  (31.6%)  Elected
Ernie BALL  Chart color  365.0  (18.2%)   
Hugh MONTGOMERY  Chart color  229.0  (11.4%)   
Murray WILSON  Chart color  229.0  (11.4%)   
David Dennis MCPHEE  Chart color  155.0  (7.7%)   
Keith MCFADYEN  Chart color  131.0  (6.5%)   
Graeme DUTHIE  Chart color  102.0  (5.1%)   
Alan SHOOTER  Chart color  92.0  (4.6%)   
Neville K JEMMETT  Chart color  69.0  (3.4%)   
Pie chart

In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
Scott WEATHERALL has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Saddle Hill Community Board, 2004
by DemoChoice rules

6 candidates will be elected with 2,005 ballots cast.


Round 2

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Scott WEATHERALL  Chart color  286.4  (14.3%)   
Ernie BALL  Chart color  365.0  (18.2%)  Elected
Hugh MONTGOMERY  Chart color  266.0  (13.3%)   
Murray WILSON  Chart color  318.6  (15.9%)   
David Dennis MCPHEE  Chart color  225.7  (11.3%)   
Keith MCFADYEN  Chart color  178.4  (8.9%)   
Graeme DUTHIE  Chart color  144.8  (7.2%)   
Alan SHOOTER  Chart color  127.0  (6.3%)   
Neville K JEMMETT  Chart color  93.0  (4.6%)   
Pie chart

Ernie BALL has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Saddle Hill Community Board, 2004
by DemoChoice rules

6 candidates will be elected with 2,005 ballots cast.


Round 3

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Scott WEATHERALL  Chart color  286.4  (14.3%)   
Ernie BALL  Chart color  286.4  (14.3%)   
Hugh MONTGOMERY  Chart color  291.4  (14.5%)   
Murray WILSON  Chart color  318.6  (15.9%)  Elected
David Dennis MCPHEE  Chart color  233.3  (11.6%)   
Keith MCFADYEN  Chart color  188.4  (9.4%)   
Graeme DUTHIE  Chart color  160.5  (8.0%)   
Alan SHOOTER  Chart color  136.8  (6.8%)   
Neville K JEMMETT  Chart color  103.3  (5.2%)   
Pie chart

Murray WILSON has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Saddle Hill Community Board, 2004
by DemoChoice rules

6 candidates will be elected with 2,005 ballots cast.


Round 4

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Scott WEATHERALL  Chart color  286.4  (14.3%)   
Ernie BALL  Chart color  286.4  (14.3%)   
Hugh MONTGOMERY  Chart color  291.4  (14.5%)  Elected
Murray WILSON  Chart color  286.4  (14.3%)   
David Dennis MCPHEE  Chart color  237.9  (11.9%)   
Keith MCFADYEN  Chart color  192.4  (9.6%)   
Graeme DUTHIE  Chart color  166.3  (8.3%)   
Alan SHOOTER  Chart color  147.0  (7.3%)   
Neville K JEMMETT  Chart color  110.8  (5.5%)   
Pie chart

Hugh MONTGOMERY has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Saddle Hill Community Board, 2004
by DemoChoice rules

6 candidates will be elected with 2,005 ballots cast.


Round 5

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Scott WEATHERALL  Chart color  286.4  (14.3%)   
Ernie BALL  Chart color  286.4  (14.3%)   
Hugh MONTGOMERY  Chart color  286.4  (14.3%)   
Murray WILSON  Chart color  286.4  (14.3%)   
David Dennis MCPHEE  Chart color  238.2  (11.9%)   
Keith MCFADYEN  Chart color  193.2  (9.6%)   
Graeme DUTHIE  Chart color  167.6  (8.4%)   
Alan SHOOTER  Chart color  148.4  (7.4%)   
Neville K JEMMETT  Chart color  111.8  (5.6%)  Defeated
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Neville K JEMMETT) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Saddle Hill Community Board, 2004
by DemoChoice rules

6 candidates will be elected with 2,005 ballots cast.


Round 6

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Scott WEATHERALL  Chart color  297.8  (14.9%)   
Ernie BALL  Chart color  291.4  (14.6%)   
Hugh MONTGOMERY  Chart color  289.4  (14.5%)   
Murray WILSON  Chart color  289.4  (14.5%)   
David Dennis MCPHEE  Chart color  247.3  (12.4%)   
Keith MCFADYEN  Chart color  219.9  (11.0%)   
Graeme DUTHIE  Chart color  188.7  (9.4%)   
Alan SHOOTER  Chart color  178.0  (8.9%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  3.0  (0.1%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Alan SHOOTER) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Saddle Hill Community Board, 2004
by DemoChoice rules

6 candidates will be elected with 2,005 ballots cast.


Round 7

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Scott WEATHERALL  Chart color  323.8  (16.2%)   
Ernie BALL  Chart color  304.4  (15.3%)   
Hugh MONTGOMERY  Chart color  292.4  (14.7%)   
Murray WILSON  Chart color  296.4  (14.9%)   
David Dennis MCPHEE  Chart color  260.6  (13.1%)   
Keith MCFADYEN  Chart color  272.0  (13.6%)   
Graeme DUTHIE  Chart color  244.4  (12.3%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  11.0  (0.6%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Graeme DUTHIE) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Saddle Hill Community Board, 2004
by DemoChoice rules

6 candidates will be elected with 2,005 ballots cast.


Round 8

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Scott WEATHERALL  Chart color  384.5  (19.4%)  Elected
Ernie BALL  Chart color  334.6  (16.8%)   
Hugh MONTGOMERY  Chart color  301.4  (15.2%)   
Murray WILSON  Chart color  309.4  (15.6%)   
David Dennis MCPHEE  Chart color  295.6  (14.9%)   
Keith MCFADYEN  Chart color  360.5  (18.2%)   
None of these  Chart color  19.0  (1.0%)   
Pie chart

Scott WEATHERALL has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Saddle Hill Community Board, 2004
by DemoChoice rules

6 candidates will be elected with 2,005 ballots cast.


Round 9

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Scott WEATHERALL  Chart color  331.0  (16.7%)   
Ernie BALL  Chart color  334.6  (16.8%)   
Hugh MONTGOMERY  Chart color  317.4  (16.0%)   
Murray WILSON  Chart color  334.8  (16.9%)   
David Dennis MCPHEE  Chart color  307.8  (15.5%)   
Keith MCFADYEN  Chart color  360.5  (18.2%)  Elected
None of these  Chart color  19.0  (1.0%)   
Pie chart

Keith MCFADYEN has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Saddle Hill Community Board, 2004
by DemoChoice rules

6 candidates will be elected with 2,005 ballots cast.


Round 10

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Scott WEATHERALL  Chart color  331.0  (16.7%)   
Ernie BALL  Chart color  334.6  (16.8%)   
Hugh MONTGOMERY  Chart color  339.3  (17.1%)  Elected
Murray WILSON  Chart color  334.8  (16.9%)   
David Dennis MCPHEE  Chart color  315.3  (15.9%)   
Keith MCFADYEN  Chart color  331.0  (16.7%)   
None of these  Chart color  19.0  (1.0%)   
Pie chart

Hugh MONTGOMERY has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Saddle Hill Community Board, 2004
by DemoChoice rules

6 candidates will be elected with 2,005 ballots cast.


Round 11

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Scott WEATHERALL  Chart color  331.0  (16.7%)   
Ernie BALL  Chart color  334.6  (16.8%)   
Hugh MONTGOMERY  Chart color  331.0  (16.7%)   
Murray WILSON  Chart color  334.8  (16.9%)  Elected
David Dennis MCPHEE  Chart color  323.6  (16.3%)   
Keith MCFADYEN  Chart color  331.0  (16.7%)   
None of these  Chart color  19.0  (1.0%)   
Pie chart

Murray WILSON has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Saddle Hill Community Board, 2004
by DemoChoice rules

6 candidates will be elected with 2,005 ballots cast.


Round 12

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Scott WEATHERALL  Chart color  331.0  (16.7%)   
Ernie BALL  Chart color  334.6  (16.8%)  Elected
Hugh MONTGOMERY  Chart color  331.0  (16.7%)   
Murray WILSON  Chart color  331.0  (16.7%)   
David Dennis MCPHEE  Chart color  327.4  (16.5%)   
Keith MCFADYEN  Chart color  331.0  (16.7%)   
None of these  Chart color  19.0  (1.0%)   
Pie chart

Ernie BALL has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Saddle Hill Community Board, 2004
by DemoChoice rules

6 candidates will be elected with 2,005 ballots cast.


Round 13

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Scott WEATHERALL  Chart color  331.0  (16.7%)  Elected
Ernie BALL  Chart color  331.0  (16.7%)  Elected
Hugh MONTGOMERY  Chart color  331.0  (16.7%)  Elected
Murray WILSON  Chart color  331.0  (16.7%)  Elected
David Dennis MCPHEE  Chart color  331.0  (16.7%)  Elected
Keith MCFADYEN  Chart color  331.0  (16.7%)  Elected
None of these  Chart color  19.0  (1.0%)   
Pie chart

At this point, the number of remaining candidates equals the number of remaining seats, so the remaining candidates are declared elected.

In the end, 99.1% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 86.9% if only the first-round votes were used. You should be able to see that the winners have a more equal mandate in the final round than in the first round.

Note that even the "highest first-round votes" method is more democratic than most methods used in US public elections: the "vote for 6" method, which allows the largest block of voters to dominate, and the district method, where choices are restricted to the one or two viable candidates within geographical boundaries drawn by the politicians in office.

Also, view the Ballot Depth info to see how much lower rankings contributed to the tally.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Saddle Hill Community Board, 2004
by DemoChoice rules

6 candidates will be elected with 2,005 ballots cast.


Ballot Depth

This shows how much the lower rankings on ballots contributed to the winning candidates.

Rank Fraction of votes for winners
1st    67.6% 
2nd    18.4% 
3rd    5.9% 
4th    3.1% 
5th    1.9% 
6th    1.9% 
7th    0.5% 
8th    0.4% 
9th    0.3% 
Pie chart