Understanding Single Transferable Vote

Why were the citizens of the animal kingdom unhappy with the jungle council?

• The council was dominated by monkeys, not reflecting the kingdom's diversity.

• The council made unfair laws.

• The council meetings were held too infrequently.

• The council was too large.

What was the main reason Queen Lion wanted to change the election system?

• To reduce the number of candidates

• To ensure every species had a representative

• To achieve fairer representation for all citizens

• To make the council smaller

What system did Queen Lion decide to test to improve election fairness?

• Majority Vote

• Single Transferable Vote

• Proportional Representation

• Direct Democracy

What advantage does STV offer over the most-votes-wins system?

• It makes strategic voting unnecessary.

• It prevents the need for a second election.

• It allows citizens to vote for multiple candidates.

• It simplifies the voting process.

How does STV ensure more proportional representation?

• By allowing only the most popular candidate to win

• By requiring a recount of votes

• By dividing votes equally among all candidates

• By sending multiple representatives from a range

How did the citizens react to the introduction of STV?

• They were happier with the election results.

• They preferred the old system.

• They were confused by the new system.

• They requested another change.

What happens to a voter's vote if their preferred candidate is eliminated in STV?

• The vote counts as half for the next round.

• The vote is transferred to the voter's next preferred candidate.

• The vote is split between the remaining candidates.

• The vote is discarded.

What was the outcome of the second STV test?

• All monkeys won the seats.

• Gorilla, Monkey, and Tiger won seats, reflecting diverse representation.

• Only one candidate won all the seats.

• The test was inconclusive.

In the final test, how were extra votes for a winning candidate handled?

• They were doubled for impact.

• They were ignored in the final count.

• They were redistributed to the voters' next choice.

• They were given to the candidate with the least votes.

Why can multiple candidates from the same party run in an STV election without causing issues?

• Because all candidates from a party share votes

• Because votes are transferred, preventing vote splitting

• Because only the party leader can win

• Because a party can only win one seat