TrySTV.ca Poll: Northeast BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
2 candidates will be elected with 1,855 ballots cast.
Note:These results are not predicted BC-STV outcomes. On this site, anyone in the world can vote repeatedly. The goal here is to show how the votes are counted.

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Round 1 Legend  
Blair Lekstrom (Liberal) 
 
 699.0  (37.7%)  Elected
Jackie Allen (NDP) 
 
 343.0  (18.5%)   
Liz Logan (Green) 
 
 324.0  (17.5%)   
Pat Pimm (Liberal) 
 
 254.0  (13.7%)   
Pat Shaw (NDP) 
 
 183.0  (9.9%)   
Arthur A. Hadland (Independent) 
 
 17.0  (0.9%)   
Grant Fraser (Green) 
 
 15.0  (0.8%)   
Suzanne Arntson (Refed) 
 
 14.0  (0.8%)   
Donna Young (Independent) 
 
 6.0  (0.3%)   
  pies need GD2 extension

Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the How it works page, or ask a question.

In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
Blair Lekstrom (Liberal) has enough votes to guarantee victory (33.4%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Northeast BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
2 candidates will be elected with 1,855 ballots cast.
Note:These results are not predicted BC-STV outcomes. On this site, anyone in the world can vote repeatedly. The goal here is to show how the votes are counted.

First Round | Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page


Round 2 Legend  
Blair Lekstrom (Liberal) 
 
 619.0  (33.5%)   
Jackie Allen (NDP) 
 
 345.2  (18.7%)   
Liz Logan (Green) 
 
 328.5  (17.8%)   
Pat Pimm (Liberal) 
 
 321.1  (17.4%)   
Pat Shaw (NDP) 
 
 184.3  (10.0%)   
Arthur A. Hadland (Independent) 
 
 17.0  (0.9%)   
Grant Fraser (Green) 
 
 15.3  (0.8%)   
Suzanne Arntson (Refed) 
 
 14.0  (0.8%)   
Donna Young (Independent) 
 
 6.1  (0.3%)  Defeated
None of these 
 
 4.6  (0.2%)   
  pies need GD2 extension

Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the How it works page, or ask a question.

No candidate has the number of votes needed to guarantee victory (33.4%), so the last-place candidate (Donna Young (Independent)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.














 
 
TrySTV.ca Poll: Northeast BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
2 candidates will be elected with 1,855 ballots cast.
Note:These results are not predicted BC-STV outcomes. On this site, anyone in the world can vote repeatedly. The goal here is to show how the votes are counted.

First Round | Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page


Round 3 Legend  
Blair Lekstrom (Liberal) 
 
 619.0  (33.5%)   
Jackie Allen (NDP) 
 
 345.2  (18.7%)   
Liz Logan (Green) 
 
 328.5  (17.8%)   
Pat Pimm (Liberal) 
 
 321.2  (17.4%)   
Pat Shaw (NDP) 
 
 184.3  (10.0%)   
Arthur A. Hadland (Independent) 
 
 22.0  (1.2%)   
Grant Fraser (Green) 
 
 15.3  (0.8%)   
Suzanne Arntson (Refed) 
 
 14.0  (0.8%)  Defeated
None of these 
 
 5.6  (0.3%)   
  pies need GD2 extension

Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the How it works page, or ask a question.

No candidate has the number of votes needed to guarantee victory (33.4%), so the last-place candidate (Suzanne Arntson (Refed)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.














 
 
TrySTV.ca Poll: Northeast BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
2 candidates will be elected with 1,855 ballots cast.
Note:These results are not predicted BC-STV outcomes. On this site, anyone in the world can vote repeatedly. The goal here is to show how the votes are counted.

First Round | Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page


Round 4 Legend  
Blair Lekstrom (Liberal) 
 
 619.0  (33.5%)   
Jackie Allen (NDP) 
 
 346.2  (18.7%)   
Liz Logan (Green) 
 
 330.5  (17.9%)   
Pat Pimm (Liberal) 
 
 324.2  (17.5%)   
Pat Shaw (NDP) 
 
 184.3  (10.0%)   
Arthur A. Hadland (Independent) 
 
 27.0  (1.5%)   
Grant Fraser (Green) 
 
 17.3  (0.9%)  Defeated
None of these 
 
 6.6  (0.4%)   
  pies need GD2 extension

Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the How it works page, or ask a question.

No candidate has the number of votes needed to guarantee victory (33.4%), so the last-place candidate (Grant Fraser (Green)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.














 
 
TrySTV.ca Poll: Northeast BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
2 candidates will be elected with 1,855 ballots cast.
Note:These results are not predicted BC-STV outcomes. On this site, anyone in the world can vote repeatedly. The goal here is to show how the votes are counted.

First Round | Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page


Round 5 Legend  
Blair Lekstrom (Liberal) 
 
 619.0  (33.5%)   
Jackie Allen (NDP) 
 
 346.2  (18.7%)   
Liz Logan (Green) 
 
 347.5  (18.8%)   
Pat Pimm (Liberal) 
 
 324.3  (17.5%)   
Pat Shaw (NDP) 
 
 184.3  (10.0%)   
Arthur A. Hadland (Independent) 
 
 27.2  (1.5%)  Defeated
None of these 
 
 6.6  (0.4%)   
  pies need GD2 extension

Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the How it works page, or ask a question.

No candidate has the number of votes needed to guarantee victory (33.4%), so the last-place candidate (Arthur A. Hadland (Independent)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.














 
 
TrySTV.ca Poll: Northeast BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
2 candidates will be elected with 1,855 ballots cast.
Note:These results are not predicted BC-STV outcomes. On this site, anyone in the world can vote repeatedly. The goal here is to show how the votes are counted.

First Round | Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page


Round 6 Legend  
Blair Lekstrom (Liberal) 
 
 619.0  (33.6%)   
Jackie Allen (NDP) 
 
 347.2  (18.8%)   
Liz Logan (Green) 
 
 356.5  (19.3%)   
Pat Pimm (Liberal) 
 
 336.5  (18.2%)   
Pat Shaw (NDP) 
 
 185.3  (10.0%)  Defeated
None of these 
 
 10.6  (0.6%)   
  pies need GD2 extension

Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the How it works page, or ask a question.

No candidate has the number of votes needed to guarantee victory (33.4%), so the last-place candidate (Pat Shaw (NDP)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.














 
 
TrySTV.ca Poll: Northeast BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
2 candidates will be elected with 1,855 ballots cast.
Note:These results are not predicted BC-STV outcomes. On this site, anyone in the world can vote repeatedly. The goal here is to show how the votes are counted.

First Round | Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page


Round 7 Legend  
Blair Lekstrom (Liberal) 
 
 619.0  (33.8%)   
Jackie Allen (NDP) 
 
 501.4  (27.4%)   
Liz Logan (Green) 
 
 367.5  (20.1%)   
Pat Pimm (Liberal) 
 
 344.4  (18.8%)  Defeated
None of these 
 
 22.7  (1.2%)   
  pies need GD2 extension

Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the How it works page, or ask a question.

No candidate has the number of votes needed to guarantee victory (33.4%), so the last-place candidate (Pat Pimm (Liberal)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.














 
 
TrySTV.ca Poll: Northeast BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
2 candidates will be elected with 1,855 ballots cast.
Note:These results are not predicted BC-STV outcomes. On this site, anyone in the world can vote repeatedly. The goal here is to show how the votes are counted.

First Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page


Round 8 Legend  
Blair Lekstrom (Liberal) 
 
 619.0  (37.2%)  Elected
Jackie Allen (NDP) 
 
 555.6  (33.4%)  Elected
Liz Logan (Green) 
 
 489.7  (29.4%)  Defeated
None of these 
 
 190.7  (11.5%)   
  pies need GD2 extension

Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the How it works page, or ask a question.

Jackie Allen (NDP) has enough votes to guarantee victory (33.4%) and is declared a winner.
In the end, 63.3% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 56.2% if only the first-round votes were used. You should be able to see that the winners have a more equal mandate in the final round than in the first round.

Note that even the "highest first-round votes" method is more democratic than most methods used in US public elections: the "vote for 2" method, which allows the largest block of voters to dominate, and the district method, where choices are restricted to the one or two viable candidates within geographical boundaries drawn by the politicians in office.

Also, view the Ballot Depth info to see how much lower rankings contributed to the tally.

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Northeast BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
2 candidates will be elected with 1,855 ballots cast.
Note:These results are not predicted BC-STV outcomes. On this site, anyone in the world can vote repeatedly. The goal here is to show how the votes are counted.

First Round | Last Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page


Ballot Depth: This shows how much the lower rankings on ballots contributed to the winning candidates.

Rank   Fraction of votes for winners
1st 
 
81.9%   
2nd 
 
13.6%   
3rd 
 
3.0%   
4th 
 
1.2%   
6th 
 
0.2%   
  pies need GD