Re: Filling a vacated seat using STV
Ross Hyman via Election-Methods <[email protected]> Wed, 8 Apr 2026 17:59:22 -0500
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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 <[email protected]> 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 > ---- > Election-Methods mailing list - see https://electorama.com/em for list info ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see https://electorama.com/em for list info