[EM] Filling a vacated seat using STV

[Ross Hyman]

35: A > C > D
33 B > C
17 C > D
15 D > B
Two winners: A and B win.
Exclude A: C and D win.

On Wed, Apr 8, 2026 at 5:27 PM Luděk Belán via Election-Methods
<election-methods at lists.electorama.com> wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
> does anyone happen to know whether the STV method can be used to fill a vacated seat by recalculating the original vote while simply excluding the candidate who took that vacated seat? Could a situation arise where this recalculation would cause someone else to lose their seat?
> Thank you.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Luděk Belán
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