DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Porirua City, Eastern Ward, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
5 candidates will be elected with 3,782 ballots cast.
Round 1
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Litea Luafataali'i AH HOI |
|
1,070.0 | (28.3%) | Elected | |
| Naureen PALMER |
|
436.0 | (11.5%) | ||
| Rob RANGI |
|
431.0 | (11.4%) | ||
| Taima FAGALOA |
|
411.0 | (10.9%) | ||
| David STANLEY |
|
342.0 | (9.0%) | ||
| Peter TO'OMAGA |
|
281.0 | (7.4%) | ||
| Timothy MANU |
|
265.0 | (7.0%) | ||
| Raymond EDWARDS |
|
252.0 | (6.7%) | ||
| Wally RANFURLY |
|
152.0 | (4.0%) | ||
| Chris MOSES |
|
142.0 | (3.8%) | ||
In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
Litea Luafataali'i AH HOI 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: New Zealand, Porirua City, Eastern Ward, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
5 candidates will be elected with 3,782 ballots cast.
Round 2
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Litea Luafataali'i AH HOI |
|
630.3 | (16.7%) | |
| Naureen PALMER |
|
497.5 | (13.2%) | |
| Rob RANGI |
|
464.8 | (12.3%) | |
| Taima FAGALOA |
|
598.6 | (15.8%) | |
| David STANLEY |
|
371.9 | (9.8%) | |
| Peter TO'OMAGA |
|
320.1 | (8.5%) | |
| Timothy MANU |
|
293.6 | (7.8%) | |
| Raymond EDWARDS |
|
277.9 | (7.3%) | |
| Wally RANFURLY |
|
174.0 | (4.6%) | |
| Chris MOSES |
|
153.4 | (4.1%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Chris MOSES) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Porirua City, Eastern Ward, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
5 candidates will be elected with 3,782 ballots cast.
Round 3
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Litea Luafataali'i AH HOI |
|
631.3 | (16.8%) | |
| Naureen PALMER |
|
512.2 | (13.6%) | |
| Rob RANGI |
|
492.7 | (13.1%) | |
| Taima FAGALOA |
|
609.9 | (16.2%) | |
| David STANLEY |
|
390.7 | (10.4%) | |
| Peter TO'OMAGA |
|
334.5 | (8.9%) | |
| Timothy MANU |
|
315.4 | (8.4%) | |
| Raymond EDWARDS |
|
286.4 | (7.6%) | |
| Wally RANFURLY |
|
187.7 | (5.0%) | Defeated |
| None of these |
|
21.0 | (0.6%) | |
The last-place candidate (Wally RANFURLY) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Porirua City, Eastern Ward, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
5 candidates will be elected with 3,782 ballots cast.
Round 4
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Litea Luafataali'i AH HOI |
|
633.7 | (16.9%) | ||
| Naureen PALMER |
|
559.8 | (14.9%) | ||
| Rob RANGI |
|
510.8 | (13.6%) | ||
| Taima FAGALOA |
|
639.8 | (17.1%) | Elected | |
| David STANLEY |
|
439.1 | (11.7%) | ||
| Peter TO'OMAGA |
|
350.3 | (9.3%) | ||
| Timothy MANU |
|
321.9 | (8.6%) | ||
| Raymond EDWARDS |
|
292.7 | (7.8%) | ||
| None of these |
|
34.0 | (0.9%) | ||
Taima FAGALOA 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: New Zealand, Porirua City, Eastern Ward, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
5 candidates will be elected with 3,782 ballots cast.
Round 5
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Litea Luafataali'i AH HOI |
|
633.7 | (16.9%) | |
| Naureen PALMER |
|
566.5 | (15.1%) | |
| Rob RANGI |
|
511.0 | (13.6%) | |
| Taima FAGALOA |
|
624.7 | (16.7%) | |
| David STANLEY |
|
442.0 | (11.8%) | |
| Peter TO'OMAGA |
|
353.9 | (9.4%) | |
| Timothy MANU |
|
322.4 | (8.6%) | |
| Raymond EDWARDS |
|
293.9 | (7.8%) | Defeated |
| None of these |
|
34.0 | (0.9%) | |
The last-place candidate (Raymond EDWARDS) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Porirua City, Eastern Ward, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
5 candidates will be elected with 3,782 ballots cast.
Round 6
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Litea Luafataali'i AH HOI |
|
638.7 | (17.1%) | ||
| Naureen PALMER |
|
638.3 | (17.1%) | Elected | |
| Rob RANGI |
|
570.8 | (15.3%) | ||
| Taima FAGALOA |
|
627.7 | (16.8%) | ||
| David STANLEY |
|
482.1 | (12.9%) | ||
| Peter TO'OMAGA |
|
384.9 | (10.3%) | ||
| Timothy MANU |
|
390.5 | (10.5%) | ||
| None of these |
|
49.0 | (1.3%) | ||
Naureen PALMER 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: New Zealand, Porirua City, Eastern Ward, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
5 candidates will be elected with 3,782 ballots cast.
Round 7
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Litea Luafataali'i AH HOI |
|
638.7 | (17.1%) | |
| Naureen PALMER |
|
622.2 | (16.7%) | |
| Rob RANGI |
|
577.0 | (15.5%) | |
| Taima FAGALOA |
|
627.7 | (16.8%) | |
| David STANLEY |
|
490.4 | (13.1%) | |
| Peter TO'OMAGA |
|
385.7 | (10.3%) | Defeated |
| Timothy MANU |
|
391.4 | (10.5%) | |
| None of these |
|
49.0 | (1.3%) | |
The last-place candidate (Peter TO'OMAGA) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Porirua City, Eastern Ward, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
5 candidates will be elected with 3,782 ballots cast.
Round 8
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Litea Luafataali'i AH HOI |
|
681.4 | (18.4%) | ||
| Naureen PALMER |
|
625.2 | (16.9%) | ||
| Rob RANGI |
|
655.1 | (17.7%) | Elected | |
| Taima FAGALOA |
|
639.7 | (17.3%) | ||
| David STANLEY |
|
564.0 | (15.3%) | ||
| Timothy MANU |
|
530.6 | (14.4%) | ||
| None of these |
|
86.0 | (2.3%) | ||
Rob RANGI 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: New Zealand, Porirua City, Eastern Ward, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
5 candidates will be elected with 3,782 ballots cast.
Round 9
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Litea Luafataali'i AH HOI |
|
681.4 | (18.4%) | |
| Naureen PALMER |
|
625.2 | (16.9%) | |
| Rob RANGI |
|
616.0 | (16.7%) | |
| Taima FAGALOA |
|
639.7 | (17.3%) | |
| David STANLEY |
|
576.4 | (15.6%) | |
| Timothy MANU |
|
557.3 | (15.1%) | Defeated |
| None of these |
|
86.0 | (2.3%) | |
The last-place candidate (Timothy MANU) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Porirua City, Eastern Ward, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
5 candidates will be elected with 3,782 ballots cast.
Round 10
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Litea Luafataali'i AH HOI |
|
789.6 | (21.7%) | Elected | |
| Naureen PALMER |
|
659.9 | (18.1%) | ||
| Rob RANGI |
|
722.1 | (19.8%) | ||
| Taima FAGALOA |
|
697.0 | (19.1%) | ||
| David STANLEY |
|
773.3 | (21.2%) | ||
| None of these |
|
140.0 | (3.8%) | ||
Litea Luafataali'i AH HOI 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: New Zealand, Porirua City, Eastern Ward, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
5 candidates will be elected with 3,782 ballots cast.
Round 11
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Litea Luafataali'i AH HOI |
|
728.4 | (20.0%) | ||
| Naureen PALMER |
|
674.7 | (18.5%) | ||
| Rob RANGI |
|
730.9 | (20.1%) | ||
| Taima FAGALOA |
|
734.7 | (20.2%) | ||
| David STANLEY |
|
773.3 | (21.2%) | Elected | |
| None of these |
|
140.0 | (3.8%) | ||
David STANLEY 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: New Zealand, Porirua City, Eastern Ward, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
5 candidates will be elected with 3,782 ballots cast.
Round 12
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Litea Luafataali'i AH HOI |
|
728.4 | (20.0%) | ||
| Naureen PALMER |
|
719.6 | (19.8%) | ||
| Rob RANGI |
|
730.9 | (20.1%) | ||
| Taima FAGALOA |
|
734.7 | (20.2%) | Elected | |
| David STANLEY |
|
728.4 | (20.0%) | ||
| None of these |
|
140.0 | (3.8%) | ||
Taima FAGALOA 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: New Zealand, Porirua City, Eastern Ward, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
5 candidates will be elected with 3,782 ballots cast.
Round 13
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Litea Luafataali'i AH HOI |
|
728.4 | (20.0%) | ||
| Naureen PALMER |
|
725.9 | (19.9%) | ||
| Rob RANGI |
|
730.9 | (20.1%) | Elected | |
| Taima FAGALOA |
|
728.4 | (20.0%) | ||
| David STANLEY |
|
728.4 | (20.0%) | ||
| None of these |
|
140.0 | (3.8%) | ||
Rob RANGI 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: New Zealand, Porirua City, Eastern Ward, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
5 candidates will be elected with 3,782 ballots cast.
Round 14
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Litea Luafataali'i AH HOI |
|
728.4 | (20.0%) | Elected |
| Naureen PALMER |
|
728.4 | (20.0%) | Elected |
| Rob RANGI |
|
728.4 | (20.0%) | Elected |
| Taima FAGALOA |
|
728.4 | (20.0%) | Elected |
| David STANLEY |
|
728.4 | (20.0%) | Elected |
| None of these |
|
140.0 | (3.8%) | |
At this point, the number of remaining candidates equals the number of remaining seats, so the remaining candidates are declared elected.
In the end, 96.3% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 71.1% 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: New Zealand, Porirua City, Eastern Ward, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
5 candidates will be elected with 3,782 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 |
|
61.7% | |
| 2nd |
|
21.1% | |
| 3rd |
|
8.1% | |
| 4th |
|
4.0% | |
| 5th |
|
2.7% | |
| 6th |
|
0.8% | |
| 7th |
|
0.4% | |
| 8th |
|
0.4% | |
| 9th |
|
0.4% | |
| 10th |
|
0.4% | |