Chapter 13
Chapter 13
IPE 01-101A
Plurality Method
The candidate who wins the most pairings is declared the winner.
If only one could The candidate who is preferred by the majority
in a one-to-one comparison with all other candidates should
be chosen. For example, if C wins in the pair between B and
C, we record C in column and row B,C are as follows. The
Condorcet winner is the candidate who receives a majority of
the vote in each head-to-head election against each of the
other candidates - that is, a candidate preferred by more
voters than any others - although Condorcet winners do not
exist in all cases. To determine the Condorcet winner, the
number of votes cast for runner over opponent (runner,
opponent) is compared to the number of votes cast for opponent
over runner (opponent, runner).
13.3 APPORTIONMENT