DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Otago Peninsula Community Board, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
6 candidates will be elected with 1,789 ballots cast.
Round 1
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irene SCURR |
|
336.0 | (18.8%) | Elected | |
| John Stuart BELLAMY |
|
332.0 | (18.6%) | ||
| Lox KELLAS |
|
323.0 | (18.1%) | ||
| Sam NEILL |
|
274.0 | (15.3%) | ||
| Bill ALLEN |
|
187.0 | (10.5%) | ||
| Andrew BROWN |
|
155.0 | (8.7%) | ||
| Kay DICKSON |
|
92.0 | (5.1%) | ||
| Ray MCCORMICK |
|
90.0 | (5.0%) | ||
In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
Irene SCURR has enough votes to guarantee victory
(14.3%) 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: New Zealand, Otago Peninsula Community Board, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
6 candidates will be elected with 1,789 ballots cast.
Round 2
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irene SCURR |
|
255.6 | (14.3%) | ||
| John Stuart BELLAMY |
|
332.0 | (18.6%) | Elected | |
| Lox KELLAS |
|
323.0 | (18.1%) | ||
| Sam NEILL |
|
274.0 | (15.3%) | ||
| Bill ALLEN |
|
216.9 | (12.1%) | ||
| Andrew BROWN |
|
166.6 | (9.3%) | ||
| Kay DICKSON |
|
121.9 | (6.8%) | ||
| Ray MCCORMICK |
|
99.1 | (5.5%) | ||
John Stuart BELLAMY has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) 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: New Zealand, Otago Peninsula Community Board, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
6 candidates will be elected with 1,789 ballots cast.
Round 3
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irene SCURR |
|
255.6 | (14.3%) | ||
| John Stuart BELLAMY |
|
255.6 | (14.3%) | ||
| Lox KELLAS |
|
323.0 | (18.1%) | Elected | |
| Sam NEILL |
|
274.0 | (15.3%) | ||
| Bill ALLEN |
|
246.3 | (13.8%) | ||
| Andrew BROWN |
|
187.7 | (10.5%) | ||
| Kay DICKSON |
|
140.0 | (7.8%) | ||
| Ray MCCORMICK |
|
106.8 | (6.0%) | ||
Lox KELLAS has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) 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: New Zealand, Otago Peninsula Community Board, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
6 candidates will be elected with 1,789 ballots cast.
Round 4
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irene SCURR |
|
255.6 | (14.3%) | ||
| John Stuart BELLAMY |
|
255.6 | (14.3%) | ||
| Lox KELLAS |
|
255.6 | (14.3%) | ||
| Sam NEILL |
|
274.0 | (15.3%) | Elected | |
| Bill ALLEN |
|
267.7 | (15.0%) | ||
| Andrew BROWN |
|
199.0 | (11.1%) | ||
| Kay DICKSON |
|
159.5 | (8.9%) | ||
| Ray MCCORMICK |
|
122.2 | (6.8%) | ||
Sam NEILL has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) 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: New Zealand, Otago Peninsula Community Board, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
6 candidates will be elected with 1,789 ballots cast.
Round 5
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irene SCURR |
|
255.6 | (14.3%) | ||
| John Stuart BELLAMY |
|
255.6 | (14.3%) | ||
| Lox KELLAS |
|
255.6 | (14.3%) | ||
| Sam NEILL |
|
255.6 | (14.3%) | ||
| Bill ALLEN |
|
267.7 | (15.0%) | Elected | |
| Andrew BROWN |
|
203.9 | (11.4%) | ||
| Kay DICKSON |
|
167.7 | (9.4%) | ||
| Ray MCCORMICK |
|
127.4 | (7.1%) | ||
Bill ALLEN has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) 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: New Zealand, Otago Peninsula Community Board, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
6 candidates will be elected with 1,789 ballots cast.
Round 6
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irene SCURR |
|
255.6 | (14.3%) | |
| John Stuart BELLAMY |
|
255.6 | (14.3%) | |
| Lox KELLAS |
|
255.6 | (14.3%) | |
| Sam NEILL |
|
255.6 | (14.3%) | |
| Bill ALLEN |
|
255.6 | (14.3%) | |
| Andrew BROWN |
|
207.8 | (11.6%) | |
| Kay DICKSON |
|
172.4 | (9.6%) | |
| Ray MCCORMICK |
|
130.9 | (7.3%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Ray MCCORMICK) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Otago Peninsula Community Board, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
6 candidates will be elected with 1,789 ballots cast.
Round 7
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irene SCURR |
|
261.0 | (14.6%) | |
| John Stuart BELLAMY |
|
259.2 | (14.5%) | |
| Lox KELLAS |
|
272.4 | (15.3%) | |
| Sam NEILL |
|
260.8 | (14.6%) | |
| Bill ALLEN |
|
260.6 | (14.6%) | |
| Andrew BROWN |
|
256.0 | (14.4%) | |
| Kay DICKSON |
|
212.0 | (11.9%) | Defeated |
| None of these |
|
7.0 | (0.4%) | |
The last-place candidate (Kay DICKSON) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Otago Peninsula Community Board, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
6 candidates will be elected with 1,789 ballots cast.
Round 8
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irene SCURR |
|
332.2 | (18.7%) | Elected | |
| John Stuart BELLAMY |
|
294.8 | (16.6%) | ||
| Lox KELLAS |
|
321.2 | (18.1%) | ||
| Sam NEILL |
|
299.2 | (16.8%) | ||
| Bill ALLEN |
|
267.6 | (15.1%) | ||
| Andrew BROWN |
|
261.0 | (14.7%) | ||
| None of these |
|
13.0 | (0.7%) | ||
Irene SCURR has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) 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: New Zealand, Otago Peninsula Community Board, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
6 candidates will be elected with 1,789 ballots cast.
Round 9
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irene SCURR |
|
296.0 | (16.7%) | ||
| John Stuart BELLAMY |
|
311.1 | (17.5%) | ||
| Lox KELLAS |
|
321.2 | (18.1%) | Elected | |
| Sam NEILL |
|
299.2 | (16.8%) | ||
| Bill ALLEN |
|
281.3 | (15.8%) | ||
| Andrew BROWN |
|
267.1 | (15.0%) | ||
| None of these |
|
13.0 | (0.7%) | ||
Lox KELLAS has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) 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: New Zealand, Otago Peninsula Community Board, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
6 candidates will be elected with 1,789 ballots cast.
Round 10
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irene SCURR |
|
296.0 | (16.7%) | ||
| John Stuart BELLAMY |
|
311.1 | (17.5%) | Elected | |
| Lox KELLAS |
|
296.0 | (16.7%) | ||
| Sam NEILL |
|
299.2 | (16.8%) | ||
| Bill ALLEN |
|
299.1 | (16.8%) | ||
| Andrew BROWN |
|
274.5 | (15.5%) | ||
| None of these |
|
13.0 | (0.7%) | ||
John Stuart BELLAMY has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) 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: New Zealand, Otago Peninsula Community Board, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
6 candidates will be elected with 1,789 ballots cast.
Round 11
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irene SCURR |
|
296.0 | (16.7%) | ||
| John Stuart BELLAMY |
|
296.0 | (16.7%) | ||
| Lox KELLAS |
|
296.0 | (16.7%) | ||
| Sam NEILL |
|
299.2 | (16.8%) | Elected | |
| Bill ALLEN |
|
299.1 | (16.8%) | ||
| Andrew BROWN |
|
289.7 | (16.3%) | ||
| None of these |
|
13.0 | (0.7%) | ||
Sam NEILL has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) 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: New Zealand, Otago Peninsula Community Board, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
6 candidates will be elected with 1,789 ballots cast.
Round 12
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irene SCURR |
|
296.0 | (16.7%) | ||
| John Stuart BELLAMY |
|
296.0 | (16.7%) | ||
| Lox KELLAS |
|
296.0 | (16.7%) | ||
| Sam NEILL |
|
296.0 | (16.7%) | ||
| Bill ALLEN |
|
299.1 | (16.8%) | Elected | |
| Andrew BROWN |
|
292.9 | (16.5%) | ||
| None of these |
|
13.0 | (0.7%) | ||
Bill ALLEN has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) 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: New Zealand, Otago Peninsula Community Board, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
6 candidates will be elected with 1,789 ballots cast.
Round 13
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irene SCURR |
|
296.0 | (16.7%) | Elected |
| John Stuart BELLAMY |
|
296.0 | (16.7%) | Elected |
| Lox KELLAS |
|
296.0 | (16.7%) | Elected |
| Sam NEILL |
|
296.0 | (16.7%) | Elected |
| Bill ALLEN |
|
296.0 | (16.7%) | Elected |
| Andrew BROWN |
|
296.0 | (16.7%) | Elected |
| None of these |
|
13.0 | (0.7%) | |
At this point, the number of remaining candidates equals the number of remaining seats, so the remaining candidates are declared elected.
In the end, 99.3% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 89.8% 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 6" 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: New Zealand, Otago Peninsula Community Board, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
6 candidates will be elected with 1,789 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 |
|
79.1% | |
| 2nd |
|
10.6% | |
| 3rd |
|
4.4% | |
| 4th |
|
2.7% | |
| 5th |
|
1.9% | |
| 6th |
|
1.1% | |
| 7th |
|
0.2% | |