Topic 3 Elections

Question 1

What is supplementary vote

Answer 1

SV used in the London mayoral elections.
voters get a first and second choice and the second choice votes are reallocated

Question 2

What are the pros of SV?

Answer 2

•The winning candidate has more support and has less wasted votes •minor party voters don’t dominate the election

Question 3

What are the cons of SV?

Answer 3

•The winning candidate still may not have an outright majority
•only works for electing a single person or body