TrySTV.ca Poll: Fraser Valley East BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
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5 candidates will be elected with 836 ballots cast. |
Note:These results are not predicted BC-STV outcomes. On this site, anyone anywhere can vote many times. The goal here is to show how the votes are counted. |
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the number of votes that guarantees victory (16.7%).
In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
Randy Hawes (Liberal) has enough votes to guarantee victory 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, if possible. This is actually done by counting a fraction of the ballots most recently counted for the winning candidate.
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TrySTV.ca Poll: Fraser Valley East BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
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5 candidates will be elected with 836 ballots cast. |
Note:These results are not predicted BC-STV outcomes. On this site, anyone anywhere can vote many times. The goal here is to show how the votes are counted. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
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The dotted line represents
the number of votes that guarantees victory (16.7%).
No new candidate has the number of votes needed to guarantee victory, so the last-place candidate (Guy Durnin (Green)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
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TrySTV.ca Poll: Fraser Valley East BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
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5 candidates will be elected with 836 ballots cast. |
Note:These results are not predicted BC-STV outcomes. On this site, anyone anywhere can vote many times. The goal here is to show how the votes are counted. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the
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table form,
or ask a question.
The dotted line represents
the number of votes that guarantees victory (16.7%).
A tie was resolved by choosing a candidate at random.
No new candidate has the number of votes needed to guarantee victory, so the last-place candidate (Tim Lee Felger (Independent)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
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TrySTV.ca Poll: Fraser Valley East BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
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5 candidates will be elected with 836 ballots cast. |
Note:These results are not predicted BC-STV outcomes. On this site, anyone anywhere can vote many times. The goal here is to show how the votes are counted. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the
How it works page, view the
table form,
or ask a question.
The dotted line represents
the number of votes that guarantees victory (16.7%).
No new candidate has the number of votes needed to guarantee victory, so the last-place candidate (Gurcharan Dhaliwal (Conservative)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
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TrySTV.ca Poll: Fraser Valley East BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
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5 candidates will be elected with 836 ballots cast. |
Note:These results are not predicted BC-STV outcomes. On this site, anyone anywhere can vote many times. The goal here is to show how the votes are counted. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the
How it works page, view the
table form,
or ask a question.
The dotted line represents
the number of votes that guarantees victory (16.7%).
No new candidate has the number of votes needed to guarantee victory, so the last-place candidate (Dan Merchant (Refed)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
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TrySTV.ca Poll: Fraser Valley East BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
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5 candidates will be elected with 836 ballots cast. |
Note:These results are not predicted BC-STV outcomes. On this site, anyone anywhere can vote many times. The goal here is to show how the votes are counted. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the
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table form,
or ask a question.
The dotted line represents
the number of votes that guarantees victory (16.7%).
No new candidate has the number of votes needed to guarantee victory, so the last-place candidate (Dalbir Benipal (Conservative)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
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TrySTV.ca Poll: Fraser Valley East BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
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5 candidates will be elected with 836 ballots cast. |
Note:These results are not predicted BC-STV outcomes. On this site, anyone anywhere can vote many times. The goal here is to show how the votes are counted. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the
How it works page, view the
table form,
or ask a question.
The dotted line represents
the number of votes that guarantees victory (16.7%).
A tie was resolved by comparing votes in previous rounds.
No new candidate has the number of votes needed to guarantee victory, so the last-place candidate (Hans Mulder (Conservative)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
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TrySTV.ca Poll: Fraser Valley East BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
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5 candidates will be elected with 836 ballots cast. |
Note:These results are not predicted BC-STV outcomes. On this site, anyone anywhere can vote many times. The goal here is to show how the votes are counted. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the
How it works page, view the
table form,
or ask a question.
The dotted line represents
the number of votes that guarantees victory (16.7%).
No new candidate has the number of votes needed to guarantee victory, so the last-place candidate (Lynn Perrin (NDP)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
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TrySTV.ca Poll: Fraser Valley East BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
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5 candidates will be elected with 836 ballots cast. |
Note:These results are not predicted BC-STV outcomes. On this site, anyone anywhere can vote many times. The goal here is to show how the votes are counted. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the
How it works page, view the
table form,
or ask a question.
The dotted line represents
the number of votes that guarantees victory (16.7%).
No new candidate has the number of votes needed to guarantee victory, so the last-place candidate (Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell (People's Front)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
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TrySTV.ca Poll: Fraser Valley East BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
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5 candidates will be elected with 836 ballots cast. |
Note:These results are not predicted BC-STV outcomes. On this site, anyone anywhere can vote many times. The goal here is to show how the votes are counted. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the
How it works page, view the
table form,
or ask a question.
The dotted line represents
the number of votes that guarantees victory (16.7%).
No new candidate has the number of votes needed to guarantee victory, so the last-place candidate (Karen Durant (Green)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
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TrySTV.ca Poll: Fraser Valley East BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
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5 candidates will be elected with 836 ballots cast. |
Note:These results are not predicted BC-STV outcomes. On this site, anyone anywhere can vote many times. The goal here is to show how the votes are counted. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the
How it works page, view the
table form,
or ask a question.
The dotted line represents
the number of votes that guarantees victory (16.7%).
No new candidate has the number of votes needed to guarantee victory, so the last-place candidate (Gwen O'Mahoney (NDP)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
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TrySTV.ca Poll: Fraser Valley East BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
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5 candidates will be elected with 836 ballots cast. |
Note:These results are not predicted BC-STV outcomes. On this site, anyone anywhere can vote many times. The goal here is to show how the votes are counted. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the
How it works page, view the
table form,
or ask a question.
The dotted line represents
the number of votes that guarantees victory (16.7%).
No new candidate has the number of votes needed to guarantee victory, so the last-place candidate (Fraea Bolding (Green)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
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TrySTV.ca Poll: Fraser Valley East BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
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5 candidates will be elected with 836 ballots cast. |
Note:These results are not predicted BC-STV outcomes. On this site, anyone anywhere can vote many times. The goal here is to show how the votes are counted. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the
How it works page, view the
table form,
or ask a question.
The dotted line represents
the number of votes that guarantees victory (16.7%).
No new candidate has the number of votes needed to guarantee victory, so the last-place candidate (Daniel Bryce (Green)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
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TrySTV.ca Poll: Fraser Valley East BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
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5 candidates will be elected with 836 ballots cast. |
Note:These results are not predicted BC-STV outcomes. On this site, anyone anywhere can vote many times. The goal here is to show how the votes are counted. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the
How it works page, view the
table form,
or ask a question.
The dotted line represents
the number of votes that guarantees victory (16.7%).
No new candidate has the number of votes needed to guarantee victory, so the last-place candidate (Benjamin Besler (Conservative)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
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TrySTV.ca Poll: Fraser Valley East BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
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5 candidates will be elected with 836 ballots cast. |
Note:These results are not predicted BC-STV outcomes. On this site, anyone anywhere can vote many times. The goal here is to show how the votes are counted. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the
How it works page, view the
table form,
or ask a question.
The dotted line represents
the number of votes that guarantees victory (16.7%).
No new candidate has the number of votes needed to guarantee victory, so the last-place candidate (John van Dongen (Liberal)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
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TrySTV.ca Poll: Fraser Valley East BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
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5 candidates will be elected with 836 ballots cast. |
Note:These results are not predicted BC-STV outcomes. On this site, anyone anywhere can vote many times. The goal here is to show how the votes are counted. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the
How it works page, view the
table form,
or ask a question.
The dotted line represents
the number of votes that guarantees victory (16.7%).
No new candidate has the number of votes needed to guarantee victory, so the last-place candidate (Mason Goulden (NDP)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
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TrySTV.ca Poll: Fraser Valley East BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
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5 candidates will be elected with 836 ballots cast. |
Note:These results are not predicted BC-STV outcomes. On this site, anyone anywhere can vote many times. The goal here is to show how the votes are counted. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the
How it works page, view the
table form,
or ask a question.
The dotted line represents
the number of votes that guarantees victory (16.7%).
No new candidate has the number of votes needed to guarantee victory, so the last-place candidate (John Les (Liberal)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
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TrySTV.ca Poll: Fraser Valley East BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
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5 candidates will be elected with 836 ballots cast. |
Note:These results are not predicted BC-STV outcomes. On this site, anyone anywhere can vote many times. The goal here is to show how the votes are counted. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the
How it works page, view the
table form,
or ask a question.
The dotted line represents
the number of votes that guarantees victory (16.7%).
Taranjit Purewal (NDP) has enough votes to guarantee victory 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, if possible. This is actually done by counting a fraction of the ballots most recently counted for the winning candidate.
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TrySTV.ca Poll: Fraser Valley East BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
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5 candidates will be elected with 836 ballots cast. |
Note:These results are not predicted BC-STV outcomes. On this site, anyone anywhere can vote many times. The goal here is to show how the votes are counted. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the
How it works page, view the
table form,
or ask a question.
The dotted line represents
the number of votes that guarantees victory (16.7%).
No new candidate has the number of votes needed to guarantee victory, so the last-place candidate (Bill Walsh (Green)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
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TrySTV.ca Poll: Fraser Valley East BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
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5 candidates will be elected with 836 ballots cast. |
Note:These results are not predicted BC-STV outcomes. On this site, anyone anywhere can vote many times. The goal here is to show how the votes are counted. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the
How it works page, view the
table form,
or ask a question.
The dotted line represents
an elected member's equal share of the votes (16.7%).
At this point, the number of remaining candidates equals the number of remaining seats,
so the remaining candidates are declared elected.
In the end, 89.7% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 57.5%
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.
The
Ballot Depth section shows how much lower rankings contributed to the tally.
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TrySTV.ca Poll: Fraser Valley East BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
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5 candidates will be elected with 836 ballots cast. |
Note:These results are not predicted BC-STV outcomes. On this site, anyone anywhere can vote many times. The goal here is to show how the votes are counted. |
Table form |
Chart form:
First Round |
Final 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 | 61.2% |
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2nd | 15.6% |
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3rd | 6.9% |
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4th | 5.3% |
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5th | 3.3% |
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6th | 3.0% |
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7th | 1.9% |
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8th | 1.1% |
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9th | 0.4% |
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10th | 0.7% |
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11th | 0.3% |
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12th | 0.1% |
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13th | 0.1% |
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14th | 0.1% |
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