alternative vote

Noun

Meaning

alternative vote (plural alternative votes)

A voting system in which each voter lists the candidates in order of preference. At each stage the candidate with the fewest votes is excluded and their votes transferred according to the voters' preferences.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

By this broader definition the two-round system is not the only form of run-off voting, and others include the exhaustive ballot and instant run-off voting (also known as the alternative vote). Source: Internet

The Jenkins Commission report in October 1998 suggested implementing the Alternative Vote Top-up (also called alternative vote plus or AV+) in parliamentary elections. Source: Internet

In both provinces the alternative vote (AV) was used in rural areas. Source: Internet

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