DemoChoice Web Poll: SILNRG Governance Rep Ballot FY25-28
5 candidates will be elected with 32 ballots cast.
Round 1
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Azomo |
|
15.0 | (46.9%) | Elected | |
| Paul Toma |
|
4.0 | (12.5%) | ||
| Richard Chiabuotu |
|
4.0 | (12.5%) | ||
| Gareth Mort |
|
3.0 | (9.4%) | ||
| John Muniru |
|
2.0 | (6.3%) | ||
| John Sacson |
|
2.0 | (6.3%) | ||
| Emily Gaddis |
|
1.0 | (3.1%) | ||
| Ishmael Jesse |
|
1.0 | (3.1%) | ||
In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
John Azomo has enough votes to guarantee victory
(16.7%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).
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DemoChoice Web Poll: SILNRG Governance Rep Ballot FY25-28
5 candidates will be elected with 32 ballots cast.
Round 2
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Azomo |
|
5.3 | (16.7%) | ||
| Paul Toma |
|
6.6 | (20.6%) | Elected | |
| Richard Chiabuotu |
|
4.6 | (14.5%) | ||
| Gareth Mort |
|
4.3 | (13.4%) | ||
| John Muniru |
|
2.6 | (8.3%) | ||
| John Sacson |
|
2.0 | (6.3%) | ||
| Emily Gaddis |
|
1.6 | (5.1%) | ||
| Ishmael Jesse |
|
1.0 | (3.1%) | ||
| Dee Kuzanah |
|
1.3 | (4.0%) | ||
| Isyaku Mato |
|
0.6 | (2.0%) | ||
| Pembi Agbam |
|
0.6 | (2.0%) | ||
| Yunana Malgwi |
|
1.3 | (4.0%) | ||
Paul Toma has enough votes to guarantee victory (16.7%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).
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DemoChoice Web Poll: SILNRG Governance Rep Ballot FY25-28
5 candidates will be elected with 32 ballots cast.
Round 3
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Azomo |
|
5.3 | (16.7%) | |
| Paul Toma |
|
5.3 | (16.7%) | |
| Richard Chiabuotu |
|
5.3 | (16.5%) | |
| Gareth Mort |
|
4.3 | (13.4%) | |
| John Muniru |
|
2.6 | (8.3%) | |
| John Sacson |
|
2.0 | (6.3%) | |
| Emily Gaddis |
|
1.6 | (5.1%) | |
| Ishmael Jesse |
|
1.0 | (3.1%) | |
| Dee Kuzanah |
|
1.3 | (4.0%) | |
| Isyaku Mato |
|
1.0 | (3.0%) | Defeated |
| Pembi Agbam |
|
1.0 | (3.0%) | |
| Yunana Malgwi |
|
1.3 | (4.0%) | |
The last-place candidate (Isyaku Mato) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
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DemoChoice Web Poll: SILNRG Governance Rep Ballot FY25-28
5 candidates will be elected with 32 ballots cast.
Round 4
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Azomo |
|
5.3 | (16.7%) | ||
| Paul Toma |
|
5.3 | (16.7%) | ||
| Richard Chiabuotu |
|
5.6 | (17.4%) | Elected | |
| Gareth Mort |
|
4.3 | (13.4%) | ||
| John Muniru |
|
2.6 | (8.3%) | ||
| John Sacson |
|
2.6 | (8.3%) | ||
| Emily Gaddis |
|
1.6 | (5.1%) | ||
| Ishmael Jesse |
|
1.0 | (3.1%) | ||
| Dee Kuzanah |
|
1.3 | (4.0%) | ||
| Pembi Agbam |
|
1.0 | (3.0%) | ||
| Yunana Malgwi |
|
1.3 | (4.0%) | ||
Richard Chiabuotu has enough votes to guarantee victory (16.7%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).
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DemoChoice Web Poll: SILNRG Governance Rep Ballot FY25-28
5 candidates will be elected with 32 ballots cast.
Round 5
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Azomo |
|
5.3 | (16.7%) | |
| Paul Toma |
|
5.3 | (16.7%) | |
| Richard Chiabuotu |
|
5.3 | (16.7%) | |
| Gareth Mort |
|
4.5 | (14.2%) | |
| John Muniru |
|
2.6 | (8.3%) | |
| John Sacson |
|
2.6 | (8.3%) | |
| Emily Gaddis |
|
1.6 | (5.1%) | |
| Ishmael Jesse |
|
1.0 | (3.1%) | |
| Dee Kuzanah |
|
1.3 | (4.0%) | |
| Pembi Agbam |
|
1.0 | (3.0%) | Defeated |
| Yunana Malgwi |
|
1.3 | (4.0%) | |
The last-place candidate (Pembi Agbam) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: SILNRG Governance Rep Ballot FY25-28
5 candidates will be elected with 32 ballots cast.
Round 6
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Azomo |
|
5.3 | (16.7%) | |
| Paul Toma |
|
5.3 | (16.7%) | |
| Richard Chiabuotu |
|
5.3 | (16.7%) | |
| Gareth Mort |
|
4.8 | (15.1%) | |
| John Muniru |
|
2.6 | (8.3%) | |
| John Sacson |
|
2.6 | (8.3%) | |
| Emily Gaddis |
|
1.6 | (5.1%) | |
| Ishmael Jesse |
|
1.0 | (3.1%) | Defeated |
| Dee Kuzanah |
|
1.9 | (6.0%) | |
| Yunana Malgwi |
|
1.3 | (4.0%) | |
The last-place candidate (Ishmael Jesse) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: SILNRG Governance Rep Ballot FY25-28
5 candidates will be elected with 32 ballots cast.
Round 7
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Azomo |
|
5.3 | (16.7%) | |
| Paul Toma |
|
5.3 | (16.7%) | |
| Richard Chiabuotu |
|
5.3 | (16.7%) | |
| Gareth Mort |
|
4.8 | (15.1%) | |
| John Muniru |
|
2.6 | (8.3%) | |
| John Sacson |
|
3.6 | (11.4%) | |
| Emily Gaddis |
|
1.6 | (5.1%) | |
| Dee Kuzanah |
|
1.9 | (6.0%) | |
| Yunana Malgwi |
|
1.3 | (4.0%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Yunana Malgwi) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: SILNRG Governance Rep Ballot FY25-28
5 candidates will be elected with 32 ballots cast.
Round 8
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Azomo |
|
5.3 | (16.7%) | |
| Paul Toma |
|
5.3 | (16.7%) | |
| Richard Chiabuotu |
|
5.3 | (16.7%) | |
| Gareth Mort |
|
4.8 | (15.1%) | |
| John Muniru |
|
2.6 | (8.3%) | |
| John Sacson |
|
4.3 | (13.4%) | |
| Emily Gaddis |
|
1.6 | (5.1%) | Defeated |
| Dee Kuzanah |
|
2.6 | (8.1%) | |
The last-place candidate (Emily Gaddis) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: SILNRG Governance Rep Ballot FY25-28
5 candidates will be elected with 32 ballots cast.
Round 9
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Azomo |
|
5.3 | (16.7%) | ||
| Paul Toma |
|
5.3 | (16.7%) | ||
| Richard Chiabuotu |
|
5.3 | (16.7%) | ||
| Gareth Mort |
|
5.8 | (18.3%) | Elected | |
| John Muniru |
|
2.6 | (8.3%) | ||
| John Sacson |
|
4.9 | (15.4%) | ||
| Dee Kuzanah |
|
2.6 | (8.1%) | ||
Gareth Mort has enough votes to guarantee victory (16.7%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: SILNRG Governance Rep Ballot FY25-28
5 candidates will be elected with 32 ballots cast.
Round 10
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Azomo |
|
5.3 | (16.7%) | |
| Paul Toma |
|
5.3 | (16.7%) | |
| Richard Chiabuotu |
|
5.3 | (16.7%) | |
| Gareth Mort |
|
5.3 | (16.7%) | |
| John Muniru |
|
2.6 | (8.3%) | Defeated |
| John Sacson |
|
4.9 | (15.4%) | |
| Dee Kuzanah |
|
3.1 | (9.7%) | |
The last-place candidate (John Muniru) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: SILNRG Governance Rep Ballot FY25-28
5 candidates will be elected with 32 ballots cast.
Round 11
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Azomo |
|
6.3 | (19.8%) | |
| Paul Toma |
|
5.3 | (16.7%) | |
| Richard Chiabuotu |
|
5.3 | (16.7%) | |
| Gareth Mort |
|
5.3 | (16.7%) | |
| John Sacson |
|
6.6 | (20.6%) | |
| Dee Kuzanah |
|
3.1 | (9.7%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Dee Kuzanah) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: SILNRG Governance Rep Ballot FY25-28
5 candidates will be elected with 32 ballots cast.
Round 12
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Azomo |
|
8.9 | (27.8%) | Equalized | |
| Paul Toma |
|
5.3 | (16.7%) | ||
| Richard Chiabuotu |
|
5.3 | (16.7%) | ||
| Gareth Mort |
|
5.8 | (18.3%) | ||
| John Sacson |
|
6.6 | (20.6%) | ||
At this point, the number of remaining candidates equals the number of remaining seats, so the remaining candidates are declared elected.
Transfers are made from each winner until they all have an equal share of the votes.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: SILNRG Governance Rep Ballot FY25-28
5 candidates will be elected with 32 ballots cast.
Round 13
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Azomo |
|
6.4 | (20.0%) | ||
| Paul Toma |
|
6.8 | (21.2%) | Equalized | |
| Richard Chiabuotu |
|
6.2 | (19.4%) | ||
| Gareth Mort |
|
6.0 | (18.9%) | ||
| John Sacson |
|
6.6 | (20.6%) | ||
At this point, the number of remaining candidates equals the number of remaining seats, so the remaining candidates are declared elected.
Transfers are made from each winner until they all have an equal share of the votes.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: SILNRG Governance Rep Ballot FY25-28
5 candidates will be elected with 32 ballots cast.
Round 14
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Azomo |
|
6.4 | (20.0%) | ||
| Paul Toma |
|
6.4 | (20.0%) | ||
| Richard Chiabuotu |
|
6.6 | (20.6%) | ||
| Gareth Mort |
|
6.0 | (18.9%) | ||
| John Sacson |
|
6.6 | (20.6%) | Equalized | |
At this point, the number of remaining candidates equals the number of remaining seats, so the remaining candidates are declared elected.
Transfers are made from each winner until they all have an equal share of the votes.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: SILNRG Governance Rep Ballot FY25-28
5 candidates will be elected with 32 ballots cast.
Round 15
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Azomo |
|
6.4 | (20.0%) | ||
| Paul Toma |
|
6.4 | (20.0%) | ||
| Richard Chiabuotu |
|
6.6 | (20.6%) | Equalized | |
| Gareth Mort |
|
6.2 | (19.4%) | ||
| John Sacson |
|
6.4 | (20.0%) | ||
At this point, the number of remaining candidates equals the number of remaining seats, so the remaining candidates are declared elected.
Transfers are made from each winner until they all have an equal share of the votes.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: SILNRG Governance Rep Ballot FY25-28
5 candidates will be elected with 32 ballots cast.
Round 16
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Azomo |
|
6.4 | (20.0%) | Elected |
| Paul Toma |
|
6.4 | (20.0%) | Elected |
| Richard Chiabuotu |
|
6.4 | (20.0%) | Elected |
| Gareth Mort |
|
6.4 | (20.0%) | Elected |
| John Sacson |
|
6.4 | (20.0%) | Elected |
At this point, the number of remaining candidates equals the number of remaining seats, so the remaining candidates are declared elected.
In the end, 100% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 87.5% if only the first-round votes were used. You should be able to see that the winners have a more equal mandate in the final round than in the first round.
Note that even the "highest first-round votes" method is more democratic than most methods used in US public elections: the "vote for 5" method, which allows the largest block of voters to dominate, and the district method, where choices are restricted to the one or two viable candidates within geographical boundaries drawn by the politicians in office.
Also, view the Ballot Depth info to see how much lower rankings contributed to the tally.
DemoChoice Web Poll: SILNRG Governance Rep Ballot FY25-28
5 candidates will be elected with 32 ballots cast.
Ballot Depth
This shows how much the lower rankings on ballots contributed to the winning candidates.
| Rank | Fraction of votes for winners | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
|
58.4% | |
| 2nd |
|
20.9% | |
| 3rd |
|
8.0% | |
| 4th |
|
4.1% | |
| 5th |
|
1.6% | |
| 6th |
|
0.9% | |
| 7th |
|
3.4% | |
| 8th |
|
2.0% | |
| 11th |
|
0.3% | |
| 12th |
|
0.3% | |