[EM] eliminate the plurality loser until there is a Condorcet winner

Andrew Myers andru at cs.cornell.edu
Thu May 12 12:31:04 PDT 2011


James Green-Armytage asked
> Quick question for everyone: Do you happen to know when the method
> described in the subject line (eliminate the plurality loser until
> there is a Condorcet winner) was first proposed?
This idea is implemented as part of the CIVS voting service, where it is 
called "Condorcet-IRV". When I looked into the origins of the idea a 
while back, I discovered that it had been proposed originally by Thomas 
Hill of England's Electoral Reform Society. Hope that helps.

Best,

-- Andrew
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