[EM] Filling a vacated seat using STV

[Luděk Belán]

Thank you all.
In the meantime I have found that the STV method with the Hare quota can, 
when used to fill a vacancy by recalculating the original vote (omitting the
preferences for the replaced candidate), also eliminate one of the 
originally elected candidates. Therefore I consider a suitable method for 
filling vacancies to be STV with a prohibition on eliminating originally 
elected candidates — that is, the weakest candidate to be eliminated should 
be sought only among the candidates who were originally unelected.




Luděk Belán
Třebíč, Czech Republic


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Od: James Gilmour <jamesgilmour at f2s.com>
Komu: 'Ludek Belán' <LudekBelan at seznam.cz>, election-methods at electorama.com
Datum: 9. 4. 2026 13:51:00
Předmět: RE: [EM] Filling a vacated seat using STV
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This method is used in Malta where Parliamentary candidates are allowed to 
stand in more than one constituency but are allowed to be elected as a 
Member of Parliament for only one constituency.  If a candidate is elected 
in, say, two constituencies, they stand down in one constituency, creating 
an immediate ‘casual vacancy’ which is then filled by ‘counting again’ the 
STV ballot papers passing over any preferences for the candidate who has ‘
withdrawn’.

 


James Gilmour


Edinburgh, Scotland

 



 
 From: Election-Methods [mailto:election-methods-bounces at lists.electorama.
 com] On Behalf Of Ludek Belán via Election-Methods
 Sent: 08 April 2026 23:08
 To: election-methods at electorama.com
 Subject: [EM] Filling a vacated seat using STV
 


 

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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