[EM] Methods of elimination in quota preferential STV

[David Catchpole]

Hi Layton,

where Nc is the number of candidates remaining that have not been elected
or excluded, one can conduct a "sub" STV election of Nc-1 candidates. The
candidate left over can be excluded.

On Wed, 4 Oct 2000, LAYTON Craig wrote:

> I'm new to this mailing list (so hi).
> 
> I was wondering if anyone had encountered any serious analysis of the best
> method of eliminating candidates in a multi-member election counted using
> quota preferential STV (Hare-Clark here in Australia).  The system is
> usually advocated as eliminating candidates in much the same way as IRV, so
> at first glance (without the skills to model electoral systems) it seems
> that all the same problems could apply, albeit with much less significant
> consequences.  Is there any scope for using the principles of some of the
> more advanced methods in single candidate elections for eliminating
> candidates in multi-member elections?
> 
> Oh, and in regards to the question of strategic voting; strategic voting (to
> the extent that it effects large scale elections) seems to be extremely
> unlikely in every system but plurality (where it occurs at every election).
> Perhaps the current omnipresence of strategic voting has made this seem much
> more of a likelyhood than it really is.
> 
> Craig Layton
> 
> 

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