DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Taieri Subdivision, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
1 candidate will be elected with 1,716 ballots cast.
Round 1
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John G KELLY |
|
627 | (36.5%) | |
| Barry BARBOUR |
|
477 | (27.8%) | |
| Robert COCHRANE |
|
338 | (19.7%) | |
| Brian GRANT |
|
274 | (16.0%) | Defeated |
In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
The last-place candidate (Brian GRANT) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Taieri Subdivision, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
1 candidate will be elected with 1,716 ballots cast.
Round 2
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John G KELLY |
|
718 | (42.7%) | |
| Barry BARBOUR |
|
559 | (33.3%) | |
| Robert COCHRANE |
|
403 | (24.0%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Robert COCHRANE) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Taieri Subdivision, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
1 candidate will be elected with 1,716 ballots cast.
Round 3
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John G KELLY |
|
851 | (55.4%) | Elected |
| Barry BARBOUR |
|
686 | (44.6%) | Defeated |
John G KELLY has enough votes to guarantee victory (50%) and is declared a winner.
In the end, 49.6% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 36.5% if only the first-round votes were used.
Also, view the Ballot Depth info to see how much lower rankings contributed to the tally.
DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Taieri Subdivision, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
1 candidate will be elected with 1,716 ballots cast.
Ballot Depth
This shows how much the lower rankings on ballots contributed to the winning candidate.
| Rank | Fraction of votes for winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
|
73.7% | |
| 2nd |
|
22.9% | |
| 3rd |
|
3.4% | |