On 06/05/2011 21:04, Old Codger wrote:
On 04/05/2011 22:35, Roger Mills wrote:
On 04/05/2011 20:43, Old Codger wrote:
On 03/05/2011 23:24, Roger Mills wrote:


When there are multiple candidates in an election, simply choosing the
person with the most votes even though they are way short of 50% isn't
the best way of finding the candidate whom most people are happy with.

But AV will not necessarily find the candidate most people are happy
with.

Indeed. I don't think there's *any* system which would provide a cast
iron guarantee of that. But, in general, over 50% of the population
would have expressed *some* sort of preference for them

Despite some of those folk expressing that preference because they
believe they have to, even if they really would not want that candidate
elected.


Well, you keep saying that - but that doesn't make it true. Even if
people were given the impression during the campaign that they have to
rate *all* candidates, there would have been plenty of time to
re-educate them before AV was actually used. Voters are reasonably
savvy[1] and most have worked out how to vote tactically when appropriate.

[1] though, sadly, not savvy enough to see the merits of AV in
sufficient numbers! g
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Cheers,
Roger
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