DemoChoice Web Poll: The OPPS STV Election
4 candidates will be elected with 7 ballots cast.

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Round 1    
------------------------- 20%
Dion, Celine - Bonhomme Party  3.00  (42.9%) 
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH :HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Majumder, Shaun - Beavertail Party  1.00  (14.3%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC _______ :
Desmond, Viola - Pioneer Party  1.00  (14.3%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG _______ :
Bee, Samantha - Beavertail Party  1.00  (14.3%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ _______ :
Lemieux, Mario - Bonhomme Party  1.00  (14.3%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL _______ :
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Dion, Celine - Bonhomme Party Elected
FFFFFFFFFF GGGGGGGGGG OOOOOOOOO

Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the How it works page, view the table form, or ask a question.
The dotted line represents the number of votes that guarantees victory (20% of counted votes).

In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
Dion, Celine - Bonhomme Party has enough votes to guarantee victory 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, if possible. This is actually done by counting a fraction of the ballots most recently counted for the winning candidate.

New colors:
S
Chong, Tommy - Beavertail Party
 
S
Nadeau-Dubois, Gabriel - Bonhomme Party

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DemoChoice Web Poll: The OPPS STV Election
4 candidates will be elected with 7 ballots cast.

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Round 2    
-------------------------- 20%
Dion, Celine - Bonhomme Party  1.40  (20.0%) 
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH :
Majumder, Shaun - Beavertail Party  1.00  (14.3%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ________ :
Desmond, Viola - Pioneer Party  1.53  (21.9%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG :GG
Bee, Samantha - Beavertail Party  1.00  (14.3%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ _______ :
Lemieux, Mario - Bonhomme Party  1.00  (14.3%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL ________ :
Chong, Tommy - Beavertail Party  0.53  (7.6%) 
FFFFFFFFFF ________________ :
Nadeau-Dubois, Gabriel - Bonhomme Party  0.53  (7.6%) 
OOOOOOOOOO ________________ :
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Desmond, Viola - Pioneer Party Elected
JJ

Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the How it works page, view the table form, or ask a question.
The dotted line represents the number of votes that guarantees victory (20% of counted votes).

Desmond, Viola - Pioneer Party has enough votes to guarantee victory 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, if possible. This is actually done by counting a fraction of the ballots most recently counted for the winning candidate.

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DemoChoice Web Poll: The OPPS STV Election
4 candidates will be elected with 7 ballots cast.

Table form | Chart form: First Round | Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page


Round 3    
-------------------------- 20%
Dion, Celine - Bonhomme Party  1.40  (20.0%) 
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH :
Majumder, Shaun - Beavertail Party  1.00  (14.3%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC _______ :
Desmond, Viola - Pioneer Party  1.40  (20.0%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG :
Bee, Samantha - Beavertail Party  1.13  (16.2%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ _____ :
Lemieux, Mario - Bonhomme Party  1.00  (14.3%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL ________ :
Chong, Tommy - Beavertail Party  0.53  (7.6%) 
FFFFFFFFFF ________________ :
Nadeau-Dubois, Gabriel - Bonhomme Party  0.53  (7.6%) 
OOOOOOOOOO ________________ :
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Chong, Tommy - Beavertail Party Defeated
JJJJJJJJJJ

Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the How it works page, view the table form, or ask a question.
The dotted line represents the number of votes that guarantees victory (20% of counted votes).

A tie was resolved by choosing a candidate at random.
The last-place candidate (Chong, Tommy - Beavertail Party) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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DemoChoice Web Poll: The OPPS STV Election
4 candidates will be elected with 7 ballots cast.

Table form | Chart form: First Round | Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page


Round 4    
-------------------------- 20%
Dion, Celine - Bonhomme Party  1.40  (20.0%) 
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH _ :
Majumder, Shaun - Beavertail Party  1.00  (14.3%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ________ :
Desmond, Viola - Pioneer Party  1.40  (20.0%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG _ :
Bee, Samantha - Beavertail Party  1.67  (23.8%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ :JJJJJ
Lemieux, Mario - Bonhomme Party  1.00  (14.3%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL _______ :
Nadeau-Dubois, Gabriel - Bonhomme Party  0.53  (7.6%) 
OOOOOOOOO _________________ :
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Bee, Samantha - Beavertail Party Elected
LLLLL

Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the How it works page, view the table form, or ask a question.
The dotted line represents the number of votes that guarantees victory (20% of counted votes).

Bee, Samantha - Beavertail Party has enough votes to guarantee victory 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, if possible. This is actually done by counting a fraction of the ballots most recently counted for the winning candidate.

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DemoChoice Web Poll: The OPPS STV Election
4 candidates will be elected with 7 ballots cast.

Table form | Chart form: First Round | Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page


Round 5    
-------------------------- 20%
Dion, Celine - Bonhomme Party  1.40  (20.0%) 
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH :
Majumder, Shaun - Beavertail Party  1.00  (14.3%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ________ :
Desmond, Viola - Pioneer Party  1.40  (20.0%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG :
Bee, Samantha - Beavertail Party  1.40  (20.0%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ :
Lemieux, Mario - Bonhomme Party  1.27  (18.1%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL ___ :
Nadeau-Dubois, Gabriel - Bonhomme Party  0.53  (7.6%) 
OOOOOOOOOO ________________ :
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Nadeau-Dubois, Gabriel - Bonhomme Party Defeated
LLLLLLLLLL

Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the How it works page, view the table form, or ask a question.
The dotted line represents the number of votes that guarantees victory (20% of counted votes).

The last-place candidate (Nadeau-Dubois, Gabriel - Bonhomme Party) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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DemoChoice Web Poll: The OPPS STV Election
4 candidates will be elected with 7 ballots cast.

Table form | Chart form: First Round | Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page


Round 6    
-------------------------- 20%
Dion, Celine - Bonhomme Party  1.40  (20.0%) 
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH :
Majumder, Shaun - Beavertail Party  1.00  (14.3%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ________ :
Desmond, Viola - Pioneer Party  1.40  (20.0%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG :
Bee, Samantha - Beavertail Party  1.40  (20.0%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ :
Lemieux, Mario - Bonhomme Party  1.80  (25.7%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :LLLLLLL
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Majumder, Shaun - Beavertail Party Defeated
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the How it works page, view the table form, or ask a question.
The dotted line represents the number of votes that guarantees victory (20% of counted votes).

The last-place candidate (Majumder, Shaun - Beavertail Party) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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DemoChoice Web Poll: The OPPS STV Election
4 candidates will be elected with 7 ballots cast.

Table form | Chart form: First Round | Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page


Round 7    
-------------------------------- 25%
Dion, Celine - Bonhomme Party  2.40  (34.3%) 
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH :HHHHHHHHHHHH
Desmond, Viola - Pioneer Party  1.40  (20.0%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG ______ :
Bee, Samantha - Beavertail Party  1.40  (20.0%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ ______ :
Lemieux, Mario - Bonhomme Party  1.80  (25.7%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :L
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Dion, Celine - Bonhomme Party Equalized
GGGGGGGGGGGG

Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the How it works page, view the table form, or ask a question.
The dotted line represents an elected member's equal share of the votes (25% of counted votes).

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

Transfers are made from each winner until they all have an equal share of the votes.

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DemoChoice Web Poll: The OPPS STV Election
4 candidates will be elected with 7 ballots cast.

Table form | Chart form: First Round | Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page


Round 8    
-------------------------------- 25%
Dion, Celine - Bonhomme Party  1.75  (25.0%) 
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH :
Desmond, Viola - Pioneer Party  2.05  (29.3%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG :GGGGGG
Bee, Samantha - Beavertail Party  1.40  (20.0%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ ______ :
Lemieux, Mario - Bonhomme Party  1.80  (25.7%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :L
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Desmond, Viola - Pioneer Party Equalized
JJJJJ

Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the How it works page, view the table form, or ask a question.
The dotted line represents an elected member's equal share of the votes (25% of counted votes).

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

Transfers are made from each winner until they all have an equal share of the votes.

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DemoChoice Web Poll: The OPPS STV Election
4 candidates will be elected with 7 ballots cast.

Table form | Chart form: First Round | Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page


Round 9    
-------------------------------- 25%
Dion, Celine - Bonhomme Party  1.75  (25.0%) 
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH :
Desmond, Viola - Pioneer Party  1.75  (25.0%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG :
Bee, Samantha - Beavertail Party  1.70  (24.3%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ _ :
Lemieux, Mario - Bonhomme Party  1.80  (25.7%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :L
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Lemieux, Mario - Bonhomme Party Equalized

Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the How it works page, view the table form, or ask a question.
The dotted line represents an elected member's equal share of the votes (25% of counted votes).

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

Transfers are made from each winner until they all have an equal share of the votes.

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DemoChoice Web Poll: The OPPS STV Election
4 candidates will be elected with 7 ballots cast.

Table form | Chart form: First Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page


Round 10    
-------------------------------- 25%
Dion, Celine - Bonhomme Party  1.75  (25.0%) 
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH :
Desmond, Viola - Pioneer Party  1.75  (25.0%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG :
Bee, Samantha - Beavertail Party  1.75  (25.0%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ :
Lemieux, Mario - Bonhomme Party  1.75  (25.0%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :
   
Results  
Desmond, Viola - Pioneer PartyElected 
Dion, Celine - Bonhomme PartyElected 
Bee, Samantha - Beavertail PartyElected 
Lemieux, Mario - Bonhomme PartyElected 

Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the How it works page, view the table form, or ask a question.
The dotted line represents an elected member's equal share of the votes (25% of counted votes).

At this point, the number of remaining candidates equals the number of remaining seats, so the remaining candidates are declared elected.
In the end, 100% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 85.7% 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 4" 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.

The Ballot Depth section shows how much lower rankings contributed to the tally.


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DemoChoice Web Poll: The OPPS STV Election
4 candidates will be elected with 7 ballots cast.

Table form | Chart form: First Round | Final Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page


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

Rank Fraction of votes for winners
1st 62.9% 
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2nd 10.7% 
XXXXXXXXXX
3rd 1.9% 
X
4th 3.8% 
XXX
7th 5.0% 
XXXXX
8th 4.3% 
XXXX
10th 6.9% 
XXXXXXX
12th 3.8% 
XXX
13th 0.7% 
X