DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Porirua City, Northern Ward, 2004
by DemoChoice rules

5 candidates will be elected with 6,288 ballots cast.


Round 1

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Robert SHAW  Chart color  1,131.0  (18.0%)  Elected
Euon MURRELL  Chart color  1,126.0  (17.9%)   
Sue DOW  Chart color  952.0  (15.1%)   
John GREEN  Chart color  722.0  (11.5%)   
Kevin WATSON  Chart color  660.0  (10.5%)   
Allan BLOOMFIELD  Chart color  592.0  (9.4%)   
Maureen GILLON  Chart color  581.0  (9.2%)   
Margaret FAULKNER  Chart color  524.0  (8.3%)   
Pie chart

In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
Robert SHAW 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, Northern Ward, 2004
by DemoChoice rules

5 candidates will be elected with 6,288 ballots cast.


Round 2

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Robert SHAW  Chart color  1,048.0  (16.7%)   
Euon MURRELL  Chart color  1,126.0  (17.9%)  Elected
Sue DOW  Chart color  968.7  (15.4%)   
John GREEN  Chart color  740.5  (11.8%)   
Kevin WATSON  Chart color  675.7  (10.7%)   
Allan BLOOMFIELD  Chart color  606.9  (9.7%)   
Maureen GILLON  Chart color  591.4  (9.4%)   
Margaret FAULKNER  Chart color  530.8  (8.4%)   
Pie chart

Euon MURRELL 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, Northern Ward, 2004
by DemoChoice rules

5 candidates will be elected with 6,288 ballots cast.


Round 3

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Robert SHAW  Chart color  1,048.0  (16.7%)   
Euon MURRELL  Chart color  1,048.0  (16.7%)   
Sue DOW  Chart color  986.4  (15.7%)   
John GREEN  Chart color  757.0  (12.0%)   
Kevin WATSON  Chart color  687.0  (10.9%)   
Allan BLOOMFIELD  Chart color  618.5  (9.8%)   
Maureen GILLON  Chart color  606.7  (9.6%)   
Margaret FAULKNER  Chart color  536.5  (8.5%)  Defeated
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Margaret FAULKNER) 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, Northern Ward, 2004
by DemoChoice rules

5 candidates will be elected with 6,288 ballots cast.


Round 4

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Robert SHAW  Chart color  1,060.9  (16.9%)   
Euon MURRELL  Chart color  1,051.7  (16.8%)   
Sue DOW  Chart color  1,099.4  (17.5%)  Elected
John GREEN  Chart color  826.3  (13.2%)   
Kevin WATSON  Chart color  849.7  (13.6%)   
Allan BLOOMFIELD  Chart color  655.2  (10.5%)   
Maureen GILLON  Chart color  721.8  (11.5%)   
None of these  Chart color  23.0  (0.4%)   
Pie chart

Sue DOW 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, Northern Ward, 2004
by DemoChoice rules

5 candidates will be elected with 6,288 ballots cast.


Round 5

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Robert SHAW  Chart color  1,060.9  (16.9%)   
Euon MURRELL  Chart color  1,051.7  (16.8%)   
Sue DOW  Chart color  1,044.2  (16.7%)   
John GREEN  Chart color  834.9  (13.3%)   
Kevin WATSON  Chart color  860.5  (13.7%)   
Allan BLOOMFIELD  Chart color  660.3  (10.5%)  Defeated
Maureen GILLON  Chart color  752.7  (12.0%)   
None of these  Chart color  23.0  (0.4%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Allan BLOOMFIELD) 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, Northern Ward, 2004
by DemoChoice rules

5 candidates will be elected with 6,288 ballots cast.


Round 6

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Robert SHAW  Chart color  1,115.7  (17.9%)   
Euon MURRELL  Chart color  1,082.5  (17.4%)   
Sue DOW  Chart color  1,051.8  (16.9%)   
John GREEN  Chart color  1,106.9  (17.8%)  Elected
Kevin WATSON  Chart color  925.8  (14.9%)   
Maureen GILLON  Chart color  938.3  (15.1%)   
None of these  Chart color  67.0  (1.1%)   
Pie chart

John GREEN 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, Northern Ward, 2004
by DemoChoice rules

5 candidates will be elected with 6,288 ballots cast.


Round 7

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Robert SHAW  Chart color  1,115.7  (17.9%)   
Euon MURRELL  Chart color  1,082.5  (17.4%)   
Sue DOW  Chart color  1,051.8  (16.9%)   
John GREEN  Chart color  1,036.8  (16.7%)   
Kevin WATSON  Chart color  949.1  (15.3%)  Defeated
Maureen GILLON  Chart color  985.1  (15.8%)   
None of these  Chart color  67.0  (1.1%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Kevin WATSON) 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, Northern Ward, 2004
by DemoChoice rules

5 candidates will be elected with 6,288 ballots cast.


Round 8

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Robert SHAW  Chart color  1,251.3  (20.5%)   
Euon MURRELL  Chart color  1,132.4  (18.5%)   
Sue DOW  Chart color  1,122.2  (18.3%)   
John GREEN  Chart color  1,077.8  (17.6%)   
Maureen GILLON  Chart color  1,534.5  (25.1%)  Elected
None of these  Chart color  170.0  (2.8%)   
Pie chart

Maureen GILLON 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, Northern Ward, 2004
by DemoChoice rules

5 candidates will be elected with 6,288 ballots cast.


Round 9

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Robert SHAW  Chart color  1,251.3  (20.5%)   
Euon MURRELL  Chart color  1,215.2  (19.9%)   
Sue DOW  Chart color  1,278.1  (20.9%)  Elected
John GREEN  Chart color  1,149.8  (18.8%)   
Maureen GILLON  Chart color  1,223.6  (20.0%)   
None of these  Chart color  170.0  (2.8%)   
Pie chart

Sue DOW 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, Northern Ward, 2004
by DemoChoice rules

5 candidates will be elected with 6,288 ballots cast.


Round 10

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Robert SHAW  Chart color  1,251.3  (20.5%)  Elected
Euon MURRELL  Chart color  1,236.2  (20.2%)   
Sue DOW  Chart color  1,223.6  (20.0%)   
John GREEN  Chart color  1,183.4  (19.3%)   
Maureen GILLON  Chart color  1,223.6  (20.0%)   
None of these  Chart color  170.0  (2.8%)   
Pie chart

Robert SHAW 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, Northern Ward, 2004
by DemoChoice rules

5 candidates will be elected with 6,288 ballots cast.


Round 11

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Robert SHAW  Chart color  1,223.6  (20.0%)   
Euon MURRELL  Chart color  1,236.2  (20.2%)  Elected
Sue DOW  Chart color  1,223.6  (20.0%)   
John GREEN  Chart color  1,211.1  (19.8%)   
Maureen GILLON  Chart color  1,223.6  (20.0%)   
None of these  Chart color  170.0  (2.8%)   
Pie chart

Euon MURRELL 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, Northern Ward, 2004
by DemoChoice rules

5 candidates will be elected with 6,288 ballots cast.


Round 12

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Robert SHAW  Chart color  1,223.6  (20.0%)  Elected
Euon MURRELL  Chart color  1,223.6  (20.0%)  Elected
Sue DOW  Chart color  1,223.6  (20.0%)  Elected
John GREEN  Chart color  1,223.6  (20.0%)  Elected
Maureen GILLON  Chart color  1,223.6  (20.0%)  Elected
None of these  Chart color  170.0  (2.8%)   
Pie chart

At this point, the number of remaining candidates equals the number of remaining seats, so the remaining candidates are declared elected.

In the end, 97.3% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 73% 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, Northern Ward, 2004
by DemoChoice rules

5 candidates will be elected with 6,288 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    71.5% 
2nd    12.6% 
3rd    8.1% 
4th    4.2% 
5th    2.6% 
6th    0.5% 
7th    0.3% 
Pie chart