TrySTV.ca Poll: Fraser Valley 2006 Federal Election (BC Ridings)
4 candidates will be elected with 140 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  
Chuck Strahl* (Conservative) 
 
 46.0  (32.9%)  Elected
Patrick Meyer (Green) 
 
 29.0  (20.7%)   
Mark Warawa* (Conservative) 
 
 17.0  (12.1%)   
Bill Brooks (Liberal) 
 
 13.0  (9.3%)   
Mike Bocking (NDP) 
 
 10.0  (7.1%)   
Randy Kamp* (Conservative) 
 
 7.0  (5.0%)   
Jeffrey Hansen-Carlson (NDP) 
 
 6.0  (4.3%)   
Peter Robert Hoefgen (Green) 
 
 4.0  (2.9%)   
David Oliver (Liberal) 
 
 4.0  (2.9%)   
Edward Fast (Conservative) 
 
 4.0  (2.9%)   
  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.
Chuck Strahl* (Conservative) has enough votes to guarantee victory (20.7%) 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).

Go to the next round.














 
 
TrySTV.ca Poll: Fraser Valley 2006 Federal Election (BC Ridings)
4 candidates will be elected with 140 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  
Chuck Strahl* (Conservative) 
 
 29.0  (20.8%)   
Patrick Meyer (Green) 
 
 29.0  (20.8%)  Elected
Mark Warawa* (Conservative) 
 
 24.0  (17.2%)   
Bill Brooks (Liberal) 
 
 13.0  (9.3%)   
Mike Bocking (NDP) 
 
 10.0  (7.2%)   
Randy Kamp* (Conservative) 
 
 10.3  (7.4%)   
Jeffrey Hansen-Carlson (NDP) 
 
 6.0  (4.3%)   
Peter Robert Hoefgen (Green) 
 
 6.6  (4.7%)   
David Oliver (Liberal) 
 
 4.0  (2.9%)   
Edward Fast (Conservative) 
 
 7.7  (5.5%)   
None of these 
 
 0.4  (0.3%)   
  pies need GD2 extension

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

Patrick Meyer (Green) has enough votes to guarantee victory (20.7%) 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).

Go to the next round.














 
 
TrySTV.ca Poll: Fraser Valley 2006 Federal Election (BC Ridings)
4 candidates will be elected with 140 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  
Chuck Strahl* (Conservative) 
 
 29.0  (20.8%)   
Patrick Meyer (Green) 
 
 29.0  (20.8%)   
Mark Warawa* (Conservative) 
 
 24.0  (17.2%)   
Bill Brooks (Liberal) 
 
 13.0  (9.3%)   
Mike Bocking (NDP) 
 
 10.0  (7.2%)   
Randy Kamp* (Conservative) 
 
 10.3  (7.4%)   
Jeffrey Hansen-Carlson (NDP) 
 
 6.0  (4.3%)   
Peter Robert Hoefgen (Green) 
 
 6.6  (4.7%)   
David Oliver (Liberal) 
 
 4.0  (2.9%)  Defeated
Edward Fast (Conservative) 
 
 7.7  (5.5%)   
None of these 
 
 0.4  (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 (20.7%), so the last-place candidate (David Oliver (Liberal)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.














 
 
TrySTV.ca Poll: Fraser Valley 2006 Federal Election (BC Ridings)
4 candidates will be elected with 140 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  
Chuck Strahl* (Conservative) 
 
 29.0  (20.8%)   
Patrick Meyer (Green) 
 
 29.0  (20.8%)   
Mark Warawa* (Conservative) 
 
 24.0  (17.2%)   
Bill Brooks (Liberal) 
 
 17.0  (12.2%)   
Mike Bocking (NDP) 
 
 10.0  (7.2%)   
Randy Kamp* (Conservative) 
 
 10.3  (7.4%)   
Jeffrey Hansen-Carlson (NDP) 
 
 6.0  (4.3%)  Defeated
Peter Robert Hoefgen (Green) 
 
 6.6  (4.7%)   
Edward Fast (Conservative) 
 
 7.7  (5.5%)   
None of these 
 
 0.4  (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 (20.7%), so the last-place candidate (Jeffrey Hansen-Carlson (NDP)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.














 
 
TrySTV.ca Poll: Fraser Valley 2006 Federal Election (BC Ridings)
4 candidates will be elected with 140 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  
Chuck Strahl* (Conservative) 
 
 29.0  (20.8%)   
Patrick Meyer (Green) 
 
 29.0  (20.8%)   
Mark Warawa* (Conservative) 
 
 24.0  (17.2%)   
Bill Brooks (Liberal) 
 
 17.0  (12.2%)   
Mike Bocking (NDP) 
 
 16.0  (11.5%)   
Randy Kamp* (Conservative) 
 
 10.3  (7.4%)   
Peter Robert Hoefgen (Green) 
 
 6.6  (4.7%)  Defeated
Edward Fast (Conservative) 
 
 7.7  (5.5%)   
None of these 
 
 0.4  (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 (20.7%), so the last-place candidate (Peter Robert Hoefgen (Green)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.














 
 
TrySTV.ca Poll: Fraser Valley 2006 Federal Election (BC Ridings)
4 candidates will be elected with 140 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  
Chuck Strahl* (Conservative) 
 
 29.0  (20.8%)   
Patrick Meyer (Green) 
 
 29.0  (20.8%)   
Mark Warawa* (Conservative) 
 
 24.8  (17.7%)   
Bill Brooks (Liberal) 
 
 17.0  (12.2%)   
Mike Bocking (NDP) 
 
 20.0  (14.3%)   
Randy Kamp* (Conservative) 
 
 11.1  (7.9%)   
Edward Fast (Conservative) 
 
 8.8  (6.3%)  Defeated
None of these 
 
 0.4  (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 (20.7%), so the last-place candidate (Edward Fast (Conservative)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.














 
 
TrySTV.ca Poll: Fraser Valley 2006 Federal Election (BC Ridings)
4 candidates will be elected with 140 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  
Chuck Strahl* (Conservative) 
 
 29.0  (20.8%)   
Patrick Meyer (Green) 
 
 29.0  (20.8%)   
Mark Warawa* (Conservative) 
 
 28.1  (20.1%)   
Bill Brooks (Liberal) 
 
 17.0  (12.2%)   
Mike Bocking (NDP) 
 
 20.4  (14.6%)   
Randy Kamp* (Conservative) 
 
 16.1  (11.6%)  Defeated
None of these 
 
 0.4  (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 (20.7%), so the last-place candidate (Randy Kamp* (Conservative)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.














 
 
TrySTV.ca Poll: Fraser Valley 2006 Federal Election (BC Ridings)
4 candidates will be elected with 140 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 8 Legend  
Chuck Strahl* (Conservative) 
 
 29.0  (20.8%)   
Patrick Meyer (Green) 
 
 29.0  (20.8%)   
Mark Warawa* (Conservative) 
 
 41.5  (29.8%)  Elected
Bill Brooks (Liberal) 
 
 17.0  (12.2%)   
Mike Bocking (NDP) 
 
 22.7  (16.3%)   
None of these 
 
 0.7  (0.5%)   
  pies need GD2 extension

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

Mark Warawa* (Conservative) has enough votes to guarantee victory (20.7%) 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).

Go to the next round.














 
 
TrySTV.ca Poll: Fraser Valley 2006 Federal Election (BC Ridings)
4 candidates will be elected with 140 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 9 Legend  
Chuck Strahl* (Conservative) 
 
 29.0  (22.3%)  Elected
Patrick Meyer (Green) 
 
 29.0  (22.3%)  Elected
Mark Warawa* (Conservative) 
 
 29.0  (22.3%)  Elected
Bill Brooks (Liberal) 
 
 17.9  (13.8%)  Defeated
Mike Bocking (NDP) 
 
 24.9  (19.2%)  Elected
None of these 
 
 10.2  (7.8%)   
  pies need GD2 extension

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

Mike Bocking (NDP) has enough votes to guarantee victory (20.7%) and is declared a winner.
In the end, 79.9% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 75% 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 4" 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.
















 
 
TrySTV.ca Poll: Fraser Valley 2006 Federal Election (BC Ridings)
4 candidates will be elected with 140 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 
 
80.3%   
2nd 
 
8.8%   
3rd 
 
4.0%   
4th 
 
6.0%   
5th 
 
0.3%   
6th 
 
0.6%   
  pies need GD