SV Mechanics HN

Question 1

How many votes do you get in the SV system of Voting?

Answer 1

2 votes.
1 for 1st placed candidate.
1 for 2nd favoured candidate.

Question 2

For a candidate to win out right, what vote share must they achieve?

Answer 2

50% of the votes.

Question 3

If there is no out right winner, what occurs to achieve a winner?

Answer 3

The 2nd preference votes are reallocated and candidate with highest total is elected.

Question 4

What type of system is the SV system?

Answer 4

A majoritarian system.

Question 5

Can a party put forward more than one candidate?

Answer 5

No they can’t, 1 candidate per party.

Question 6

Is there less waster votes?

Answer 6

Yes 100%, a voter if they don’t get there first choice candidate are most likely to achieve their second preference.

Question 7

Is the system really more proportional than FPTP?

Answer 7

Not really, small parties are still kept out but even worse coalitions can be former more commonly.