FPTP ...) In STV 2nd preference won't harm 1st choice

David Catchpole s349436 at student.uq.edu.au
Tue Dec 14 18:42:28 PST 1999


Craig wrote:
> 
> If that is the STV method, then the second choice can't harm the
>  candidate of the first preference. The word "false", could be changed
>  to the word "true". 

Yes, second preferences can't harm the candidate of the first preference.
However, first preferences can harm the candidates of lower preferences-
but only in more or less absurd cases.

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