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Voting Examples

The document provides 3 examples of voting systems and results: Example 1 shows a plurality vote with candidate C winning with the most first-place votes despite not having a majority. Example 2 uses a ranked choice voting system, with candidate C winning after candidate D is eliminated for having the fewest first-place votes. Example 3 calculates vote totals under both Borda count and weighted voting systems, with candidate C winning under both methods.

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Voting Examples

The document provides 3 examples of voting systems and results: Example 1 shows a plurality vote with candidate C winning with the most first-place votes despite not having a majority. Example 2 uses a ranked choice voting system, with candidate C winning after candidate D is eliminated for having the fewest first-place votes. Example 3 calculates vote totals under both Borda count and weighted voting systems, with candidate C winning under both methods.

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Example 1

Candidate votes
A 206 wins
B 116
C 92
Total 414

majority= 208
candidate A is not a majority winner

Example 2
Candidate RANKING First-placed votes
A 1 4 2 4 2 12
B 3 3 1 3 4 16
C 2 1 4 1 3 18 wins
D 4 2 3 2 1 4
Total 12 8 16 10 4 50

Plurality
Candidate First-placed votes
A 12
B 16
C 18 wins
D 4
total
majority 26

Example 3 Borda Count Borda Count


Candidate Rank 1 Rank 2 Rank 3 Rank 4 Total points
A 12 20 0 18 126 50
B 16 0 30 4 128 50
C 18 12 4 16 132 wins 50
D 4 18 16 12 114 50
Rank 1 4pts
rank 2 3pts
rank 3 2 pts
rank 4 1 pt

Weighted Voting

Example
{751: 500, 375, 225, 400}
#Shares Coalitions # votes Winning Coalitions Critical Voters
A 500 A 500
B 375 B 375 Critical Voter
C 225 C 225 A
D 400 D 400 B
Quota 751 AB 875 w A,B C
# of coalition 15 AC 725 D
Total votes= 1500 AD 900 w A,D Total
BC 600
BD 775 w B,D A,B and D have the same v
CD 625
ABC 1100 w A,B
ABD 1275 w none
BCD 1000 w B,D
ACD 1125 w A,D
ABCD 1500 w none
# of times aBPI
4 0.333333
4 0.333333
0 0 no power
4 0.333333
12

B and D have the same voting power.


Example 2
Candidate RANKING First-placed votes
A 1 4 2 4 2 12
B 3 3 1 3 4 16
C 2 1 4 1 3 18
D 4 2 3 2 1 4 eliminated
Total 12 8 16 10 4 50

Candidate RANKING First-placed votes


A 1 3 2 3 1 16 eliminated
B 3 2 1 2 3 16 eliminated
C 2 1 3 1 2 18 wins

B 2 2 1 2 2 16
C 1 1 2 1 1 34 wins
majority

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