DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Waikouaiti Coast-Chalmers Ward, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
1 candidate will be elected with 3,320 ballots cast.
Round 1
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew NOONE |
|
1,571 | (47.3%) | |
| Jan TUCKER |
|
928 | (28.0%) | |
| Sue O'NEILL |
|
529 | (15.9%) | |
| John NEILSON |
|
292 | (8.8%) | Defeated |
In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
The last-place candidate (John NEILSON) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: New Zealand, Waikouaiti Coast-Chalmers Ward, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
1 candidate will be elected with 3,320 ballots cast.
Round 2
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew NOONE |
|
1,629 | (51.1%) | Elected |
| Jan TUCKER |
|
987 | (30.9%) | Defeated |
| Sue O'NEILL |
|
574 | (18.0%) | Defeated |
Andrew NOONE has enough votes to guarantee victory (50%) and is declared a winner.
In the end, 49.1% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 47.3% 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, Waikouaiti Coast-Chalmers Ward, 2004
by DemoChoice rules
1 candidate will be elected with 3,320 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 |
|
96.4% | |
| 2nd |
|
3.6% | |