<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454237650865_5894">K: > >> For something like<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454237650865_4881">> >> <br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454237650865_4885">> >> 10: A>B<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454237650865_4889">> >> 11: C>B<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454237650865_4893">> >> 12: D<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454237650865_4897">> >> <br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454237650865_4901">> >> and two seats, electing A and C wastes votes (12 of them to be exact),<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454237650865_4907">> >> but electing B and D doesn't.<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454237650865_4911">> > <br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454237650865_4915">> > S: No. In this case, APR would elect C with a ?weighted vote? of 11 and<br class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454237650865_4921"></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454237650865_4953" dir="ltr">> > D with a weighted vote of 12. The 10 votes given to A would be wasted</div><div class="" dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454237650865_4874"><br><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454237650865_5932"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454237650865_5943" class="" dir="ltr"><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454237650865_5932">In fact, all votes would be wasted. The voters are left disenfranchised with two opposing paid office-holders (C & D) when in fact the most voters supported B. C & D would take office and negotiate with each other for what they want regardless of what the voters wanted. <br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454237650865_6038" class="" dir="ltr"><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454237650865_5932">In a more U.S. realistic scenario (one winner), the serious politicians would all have followed the priorities of the most voters, like "B", and the best looking candidate with B's priorities would win and take office and break their promises so that she could promise them again in the next election. <br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454237650865_5934" class=""></span></div></div></body></html>