[EM] 2 Nov 1999 Cambridge, Mass City Council Election - Summary Results

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The below is from the 1999 election results (pdf document) link via

http://www.ci.cambridge.ma.us/~Election/

Such URL has links to the law and details of the p.r. method used in 
Cambridge.

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2 Nov 1999 Cambridge, Mass City Council Election - Summary Results

9 members elected at large using Single Transferable Vote proportional 
representation and Droop Quota, random transfer of surplus votes

Valid ballots 18,777
FCV  First Choice votes
PHQ Percent of Hare Quota (18,777/9) = 2086.33
PDQ Percent of Droop Quota (18,777/10) + 1 = 1878
OE- Order of Election

FCV    PHQ     PDQ    OE  

2716  130.2  144.6  1  Galluccio
1662  79.7  88.5  2  Born
1652  79.2  88  3  Decker
1510  72.4  80.4  5  Toomey
1490  71.4  79.3  6  Braude
1470  70.5  78.3  7  Davis
1431  68.6  76.2  8  Reeves
1339  64.2  71.3  4  Sullivan
1176  56.4  62.6     Triantafilou (last loser)
1040  49.8  55.4  9  Maher
813  39  43.3     Goodwin
536  25.7  28.5     Trumbull
429  20.6  22.8     Snowberg
330  15.8  17.6     Hoicka
315  15.1  16.8     Peixott
304  14.6  16.2     Winters
129  6.2  6.9     Williamson
113  5.4  6     Giacobbe
107  5.1  5.7     Chase
50  2.4  2.7     Dixon
42  2  2.2     Nidle*
34  1.6  1.8     Jones*
31  1.5  1.7     Wormwood-Malone*
29  1.4  1.5     Christenson*
28  1.3  1.5     Write in position 1*
1  0  0.1     Write in other*
         
18,777  900  999.8     Total
         
Final Results in order of election        
 
1878  90  100  1  Galluccio
1878  90  100  2  Born
1878  90  100  3  Decker
1878  90  100  4  Sullivan
1878  90  100  5  Toomey
1878  90  100  6  Braude
1878  90  100  7  Davis
1878  90  100  8  Reeves
1878  90  100  9  Maher
         
1875  89.9  99.8     Exhausted
         
18,777  900  999.8     Total

384 ballots were invalid in addition to such 18,777 ballots.

* Choices with less than 50 votes eliminated after surplus vote transfers
Triantafilou (last loser) had 1428 votes when eliminated.

Due to the use of the Droop Quota, just under 10 percent of the total valid 
votes were *wasted*.