TrySTV.ca Poll: Vancouver West BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
6 candidates will be elected with 2,009 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 | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page


Round 1    
----------------------------------------- 14.3%
Gordon Campbell (Liberal)  391.0  (19.5%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :LLLLLLLLLLLLLL
Spencer Herbert (NDP)  285.0  (14.2%) 
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU :
Mel Lehan (NDP)  166.0  (8.3%) 
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS __________________ :
Jenn McGinn (NDP)  126.0  (6.3%) 
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP _______________________ :
Margaret MacDiarmid (Liberal)  125.0  (6.2%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ________________________ :
Colin Hansen (Liberal)  122.0  (6.1%) 
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM _______________________ :
Damian Kettlewell (Green)  105.0  (5.2%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD __________________________ :
Laura MacDiarmid (Liberal)  78.0  (3.9%) 
NNNNNNNNNNN ______________________________ :
Vanessa Violini (Green)  66.0  (3.3%) 
CCCCCCCCC ________________________________ :
Mary McNeil (Liberal)  66.0  (3.3%) 
JJJJJJJJJ ________________________________ :
Moira Stilwell (Liberal)  64.0  (3.2%) 
KKKKKKKKK ________________________________ :
Laura-Leah Shaw (Green)  47.0  (2.3%) 
GGGGGGG __________________________________ :
James Young (NDP)  45.0  (2.2%) 
TTTTTT ___________________________________ :
Drina Read (Green)  43.0  (2.1%) 
HHHHHH ___________________________________ :
Stephen Kronstein (Green)  42.0  (2.1%) 
FFFFF ____________________________________ :
John Clarke (Libertarian)  40.0  (2.0%) 
YYYYYY ___________________________________ :
David Hutchinson (Conservative)  39.0  (1.9%) 
XXXXXX ___________________________________ :
Jean-Michel Toriel (Green)  33.0  (1.6%) 
EEEEE ____________________________________ :
Jordan Parente (NDP)  31.0  (1.5%) 
QQQQ _____________________________________ :
Scarlett Lake (Sex)  31.0  (1.5%) 
[[[[ _____________________________________ :
Helesia Luke (NDP)  22.0  (1.1%) 
RRR ______________________________________ :
Alex Frei (Refed)  12.0  (0.6%) 
A ________________________________________ :
John Ince (Sex)  11.0  (0.5%) 
ZZ _______________________________________ :
Graham Clark (Independent)  5.0  (0.2%) 
O ________________________________________ :
Norris Matthew Barens (Reform)  5.0  (0.2%) 
_________________________________________ :
Michael R. Halliday (Independent)  5.0  (0.2%) 
W ________________________________________ :
Otto Grecz (Refed)  4.0  (0.2%) 
_________________________________________ :
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Gordon Campbell (Liberal) Elected
IIII JJ K MMM N V \

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 (14.3%).

In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
Gordon Campbell (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.

New colors:
\
None of these

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Vancouver West BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
6 candidates will be elected with 2,009 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


Round 2    
----------------------------------------- 14.3%
Gordon Campbell (Liberal)  288.0  (14.3%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :
Spencer Herbert (NDP)  287.4  (14.3%) 
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU :
Mel Lehan (NDP)  166.8  (8.3%) 
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS __________________ :
Jenn McGinn (NDP)  127.1  (6.3%) 
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP _______________________ :
Margaret MacDiarmid (Liberal)  151.6  (7.5%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ___________________ :
Colin Hansen (Liberal)  147.6  (7.3%) 
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM _____________________ :
Damian Kettlewell (Green)  108.2  (5.4%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD _________________________ :
Laura MacDiarmid (Liberal)  88.0  (4.4%) 
NNNNNNNNNNNN _____________________________ :
Vanessa Violini (Green)  66.5  (3.3%) 
CCCCCCCCCC _______________________________ :
Mary McNeil (Liberal)  78.4  (3.9%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJ ______________________________ :
Moira Stilwell (Liberal)  71.6  (3.6%) 
KKKKKKKKKK _______________________________ :
Laura-Leah Shaw (Green)  47.8  (2.4%) 
GGGGGG ___________________________________ :
James Young (NDP)  45.3  (2.3%) 
TTTTTT ___________________________________ :
Drina Read (Green)  44.3  (2.2%) 
HHHHHH ___________________________________ :
Stephen Kronstein (Green)  43.3  (2.2%) 
FFFFFF ___________________________________ :
John Clarke (Libertarian)  40.3  (2.0%) 
YYYYYY ___________________________________ :
David Hutchinson (Conservative)  39.3  (2.0%) 
XXXXXX ___________________________________ :
Jean-Michel Toriel (Green)  33.8  (1.7%) 
EEEEE ____________________________________ :
Jordan Parente (NDP)  31.0  (1.5%) 
QQQQ _____________________________________ :
Scarlett Lake (Sex)  32.1  (1.6%) 
[[[[[ ____________________________________ :
Helesia Luke (NDP)  22.0  (1.1%) 
RRR ______________________________________ :
Alex Frei (Refed)  12.3  (0.6%) 
AA _______________________________________ :
John Ince (Sex)  11.0  (0.5%) 
ZZ _______________________________________ :
Graham Clark (Independent)  5.8  (0.3%) 
O ________________________________________ :
Norris Matthew Barens (Reform)  5.5  (0.3%) 
V ________________________________________ :
Michael R. Halliday (Independent)  5.0  (0.2%) 
W ________________________________________ :
Otto Grecz (Refed)  4.0  (0.2%) 
B ________________________________________ :
None of these  5.3  (0.3%) 
\ ________________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Otto Grecz (Refed) Defeated
A Z

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 (14.3%).

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

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Vancouver West BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
6 candidates will be elected with 2,009 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


Round 3    
----------------------------------------- 14.3%
Gordon Campbell (Liberal)  288.0  (14.3%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :
Spencer Herbert (NDP)  287.4  (14.3%) 
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU _ :
Mel Lehan (NDP)  166.8  (8.3%) 
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS _________________ :
Jenn McGinn (NDP)  127.1  (6.3%) 
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP _______________________ :
Margaret MacDiarmid (Liberal)  151.6  (7.5%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ___________________ :
Colin Hansen (Liberal)  148.6  (7.4%) 
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ____________________ :
Damian Kettlewell (Green)  108.2  (5.4%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD __________________________ :
Laura MacDiarmid (Liberal)  88.0  (4.4%) 
NNNNNNNNNNNNN ____________________________ :
Vanessa Violini (Green)  66.5  (3.3%) 
CCCCCCCCC ________________________________ :
Mary McNeil (Liberal)  78.4  (3.9%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJ ______________________________ :
Moira Stilwell (Liberal)  71.6  (3.6%) 
KKKKKKKKKK _______________________________ :
Laura-Leah Shaw (Green)  47.8  (2.4%) 
GGGGGGG __________________________________ :
James Young (NDP)  45.3  (2.3%) 
TTTTTT ___________________________________ :
Drina Read (Green)  44.3  (2.2%) 
HHHHHH ___________________________________ :
Stephen Kronstein (Green)  43.3  (2.2%) 
FFFFFF ___________________________________ :
John Clarke (Libertarian)  40.3  (2.0%) 
YYYYYY ___________________________________ :
David Hutchinson (Conservative)  39.3  (2.0%) 
XXXXXX ___________________________________ :
Jean-Michel Toriel (Green)  33.8  (1.7%) 
EEEEE ____________________________________ :
Jordan Parente (NDP)  31.0  (1.5%) 
QQQQ _____________________________________ :
Scarlett Lake (Sex)  32.1  (1.6%) 
[[[[ _____________________________________ :
Helesia Luke (NDP)  22.0  (1.1%) 
RRR ______________________________________ :
Alex Frei (Refed)  14.3  (0.7%) 
AA _______________________________________ :
John Ince (Sex)  12.0  (0.6%) 
ZZ _______________________________________ :
Graham Clark (Independent)  5.8  (0.3%) 
O ________________________________________ :
Norris Matthew Barens (Reform)  5.5  (0.3%) 
V ________________________________________ :
Michael R. Halliday (Independent)  5.0  (0.2%) 
W ________________________________________ :
None of these  5.3  (0.3%) 
\ ________________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Michael R. Halliday (Independent) Defeated
O

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 (14.3%).

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

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Vancouver West BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
6 candidates will be elected with 2,009 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


Round 4    
---------------------------------------- 14.3%
Gordon Campbell (Liberal)  288.0  (14.3%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :
Spencer Herbert (NDP)  287.4  (14.3%) 
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU :
Mel Lehan (NDP)  166.8  (8.3%) 
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS _________________ :
Jenn McGinn (NDP)  128.1  (6.4%) 
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP ______________________ :
Margaret MacDiarmid (Liberal)  151.6  (7.5%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII __________________ :
Colin Hansen (Liberal)  148.6  (7.4%) 
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ____________________ :
Damian Kettlewell (Green)  109.2  (5.4%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD _________________________ :
Laura MacDiarmid (Liberal)  88.0  (4.4%) 
NNNNNNNNNNNN ____________________________ :
Vanessa Violini (Green)  66.5  (3.3%) 
CCCCCCCCC _______________________________ :
Mary McNeil (Liberal)  78.4  (3.9%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJ _____________________________ :
Moira Stilwell (Liberal)  71.6  (3.6%) 
KKKKKKKKKK ______________________________ :
Laura-Leah Shaw (Green)  47.8  (2.4%) 
GGGGGG __________________________________ :
James Young (NDP)  45.3  (2.3%) 
TTTTTT __________________________________ :
Drina Read (Green)  44.3  (2.2%) 
HHHHHH __________________________________ :
Stephen Kronstein (Green)  43.3  (2.2%) 
FFFFFF __________________________________ :
John Clarke (Libertarian)  40.3  (2.0%) 
YYYYYY __________________________________ :
David Hutchinson (Conservative)  40.3  (2.0%) 
XXXXXX __________________________________ :
Jean-Michel Toriel (Green)  33.8  (1.7%) 
EEEEE ___________________________________ :
Jordan Parente (NDP)  31.0  (1.5%) 
QQQQ ____________________________________ :
Scarlett Lake (Sex)  32.1  (1.6%) 
[[[[[ ___________________________________ :
Helesia Luke (NDP)  22.0  (1.1%) 
RRR _____________________________________ :
Alex Frei (Refed)  14.3  (0.7%) 
AA ______________________________________ :
John Ince (Sex)  12.0  (0.6%) 
ZZ ______________________________________ :
Graham Clark (Independent)  7.8  (0.4%) 
OO ______________________________________ :
Norris Matthew Barens (Reform)  5.5  (0.3%) 
V _______________________________________ :
None of these  5.3  (0.3%) 
\ _______________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Norris Matthew Barens (Reform) Defeated
P

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 (14.3%).

No new candidate has the number of votes needed to guarantee victory, so the last-place candidate (Norris Matthew Barens (Reform)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Vancouver West BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
6 candidates will be elected with 2,009 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


Round 5    
---------------------------------------- 14.3%
Gordon Campbell (Liberal)  288.0  (14.3%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :
Spencer Herbert (NDP)  287.4  (14.3%) 
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU :U
Mel Lehan (NDP)  166.8  (8.3%) 
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS _________________ :
Jenn McGinn (NDP)  129.1  (6.4%) 
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP ______________________ :
Margaret MacDiarmid (Liberal)  151.6  (7.5%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ___________________ :
Colin Hansen (Liberal)  148.6  (7.4%) 
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ___________________ :
Damian Kettlewell (Green)  109.2  (5.4%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD _________________________ :
Laura MacDiarmid (Liberal)  88.0  (4.4%) 
NNNNNNNNNNNN ____________________________ :
Vanessa Violini (Green)  66.5  (3.3%) 
CCCCCCCCC _______________________________ :
Mary McNeil (Liberal)  78.4  (3.9%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJ _____________________________ :
Moira Stilwell (Liberal)  71.6  (3.6%) 
KKKKKKKKKK ______________________________ :
Laura-Leah Shaw (Green)  47.8  (2.4%) 
GGGGGG __________________________________ :
James Young (NDP)  45.3  (2.3%) 
TTTTTTT _________________________________ :
Drina Read (Green)  44.3  (2.2%) 
HHHHHHH _________________________________ :
Stephen Kronstein (Green)  43.3  (2.2%) 
FFFFFF __________________________________ :
John Clarke (Libertarian)  42.3  (2.1%) 
YYYYYY __________________________________ :
David Hutchinson (Conservative)  41.3  (2.1%) 
XXXXXX __________________________________ :
Jean-Michel Toriel (Green)  33.8  (1.7%) 
EEEEE ___________________________________ :
Jordan Parente (NDP)  31.0  (1.5%) 
QQQQ ____________________________________ :
Scarlett Lake (Sex)  32.1  (1.6%) 
[[[[ ____________________________________ :
Helesia Luke (NDP)  22.0  (1.1%) 
RRR _____________________________________ :
Alex Frei (Refed)  14.3  (0.7%) 
AA ______________________________________ :
John Ince (Sex)  12.0  (0.6%) 
ZZ ______________________________________ :
Graham Clark (Independent)  9.1  (0.5%) 
O _______________________________________ :
None of these  5.5  (0.3%) 
\ _______________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Graham Clark (Independent) Defeated
E X

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 (14.3%).

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

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Vancouver West BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
6 candidates will be elected with 2,009 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


Round 6    
---------------------------------------- 14.3%
Gordon Campbell (Liberal)  288.0  (14.3%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :L
Spencer Herbert (NDP)  287.4  (14.3%) 
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU :
Mel Lehan (NDP)  166.8  (8.3%) 
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS _________________ :
Jenn McGinn (NDP)  129.1  (6.4%) 
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP ______________________ :
Margaret MacDiarmid (Liberal)  151.6  (7.5%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII __________________ :
Colin Hansen (Liberal)  149.6  (7.4%) 
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ___________________ :
Damian Kettlewell (Green)  109.2  (5.4%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD _________________________ :
Laura MacDiarmid (Liberal)  88.0  (4.4%) 
NNNNNNNNNNNNN ___________________________ :
Vanessa Violini (Green)  66.5  (3.3%) 
CCCCCCCCC _______________________________ :
Mary McNeil (Liberal)  78.6  (3.9%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJ _____________________________ :
Moira Stilwell (Liberal)  71.9  (3.6%) 
KKKKKKKKKK ______________________________ :
Laura-Leah Shaw (Green)  47.8  (2.4%) 
GGGGGGG _________________________________ :
James Young (NDP)  45.3  (2.3%) 
TTTTTT __________________________________ :
Drina Read (Green)  45.3  (2.3%) 
HHHHHHH _________________________________ :
Stephen Kronstein (Green)  43.3  (2.2%) 
FFFFFF __________________________________ :
John Clarke (Libertarian)  43.3  (2.2%) 
YYYYYY __________________________________ :
David Hutchinson (Conservative)  43.5  (2.2%) 
XXXXXX __________________________________ :
Jean-Michel Toriel (Green)  34.8  (1.7%) 
EEEEE ___________________________________ :
Jordan Parente (NDP)  31.0  (1.5%) 
QQQQ ____________________________________ :
Scarlett Lake (Sex)  32.3  (1.6%) 
[[[[[ ___________________________________ :
Helesia Luke (NDP)  22.0  (1.1%) 
RRR _____________________________________ :
Alex Frei (Refed)  16.3  (0.8%) 
AAA _____________________________________ :
John Ince (Sex)  12.0  (0.6%) 
ZZ ______________________________________ :
None of these  5.5  (0.3%) 
\ _______________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
John Ince (Sex) Defeated
[

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 (14.3%).

No new candidate has the number of votes needed to guarantee victory, so the last-place candidate (John Ince (Sex)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Vancouver West BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
6 candidates will be elected with 2,009 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


Round 7    
---------------------------------------- 14.3%
Gordon Campbell (Liberal)  288.0  (14.3%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :L
Spencer Herbert (NDP)  288.4  (14.4%) 
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU :U
Mel Lehan (NDP)  166.8  (8.3%) 
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS ________________ :
Jenn McGinn (NDP)  129.1  (6.4%) 
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP ______________________ :
Margaret MacDiarmid (Liberal)  151.6  (7.5%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ___________________ :
Colin Hansen (Liberal)  149.6  (7.4%) 
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ___________________ :
Damian Kettlewell (Green)  109.2  (5.4%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD _________________________ :
Laura MacDiarmid (Liberal)  88.0  (4.4%) 
NNNNNNNNNNNN ____________________________ :
Vanessa Violini (Green)  66.5  (3.3%) 
CCCCCCCCCC ______________________________ :
Mary McNeil (Liberal)  78.6  (3.9%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJJ ____________________________ :
Moira Stilwell (Liberal)  71.9  (3.6%) 
KKKKKKKKKK ______________________________ :
Laura-Leah Shaw (Green)  47.8  (2.4%) 
GGGGGG __________________________________ :
James Young (NDP)  45.3  (2.3%) 
TTTTTTT _________________________________ :
Drina Read (Green)  45.3  (2.3%) 
HHHHHHH _________________________________ :
Stephen Kronstein (Green)  43.3  (2.2%) 
FFFFFF __________________________________ :
John Clarke (Libertarian)  44.3  (2.2%) 
YYYYYY __________________________________ :
David Hutchinson (Conservative)  43.5  (2.2%) 
XXXXXX __________________________________ :
Jean-Michel Toriel (Green)  34.8  (1.7%) 
EEEEE ___________________________________ :
Jordan Parente (NDP)  31.0  (1.5%) 
QQQQ ____________________________________ :
Scarlett Lake (Sex)  42.3  (2.1%) 
[[[[[[ __________________________________ :
Helesia Luke (NDP)  22.0  (1.1%) 
RRR _____________________________________ :
Alex Frei (Refed)  16.3  (0.8%) 
AAA _____________________________________ :
None of these  5.5  (0.3%) 
\ _______________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Spencer Herbert (NDP) Elected

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 (14.3%).

Spencer Herbert (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: Vancouver West BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
6 candidates will be elected with 2,009 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


Round 8    
----------------------------------------- 14.3%
Gordon Campbell (Liberal)  288.0  (14.3%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :
Spencer Herbert (NDP)  288.0  (14.3%) 
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU :
Mel Lehan (NDP)  166.9  (8.3%) 
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS __________________ :
Jenn McGinn (NDP)  129.2  (6.4%) 
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP _______________________ :
Margaret MacDiarmid (Liberal)  151.6  (7.5%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ___________________ :
Colin Hansen (Liberal)  149.6  (7.4%) 
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ____________________ :
Damian Kettlewell (Green)  109.2  (5.4%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD _________________________ :
Laura MacDiarmid (Liberal)  88.0  (4.4%) 
NNNNNNNNNNNN _____________________________ :
Vanessa Violini (Green)  66.5  (3.3%) 
CCCCCCCCCC _______________________________ :
Mary McNeil (Liberal)  78.6  (3.9%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJ ______________________________ :
Moira Stilwell (Liberal)  71.9  (3.6%) 
KKKKKKKKKK _______________________________ :
Laura-Leah Shaw (Green)  47.8  (2.4%) 
GGGGGGG __________________________________ :
James Young (NDP)  45.3  (2.3%) 
TTTTTT ___________________________________ :
Drina Read (Green)  45.3  (2.3%) 
HHHHHH ___________________________________ :
Stephen Kronstein (Green)  43.3  (2.2%) 
FFFFFF ___________________________________ :
John Clarke (Libertarian)  44.3  (2.2%) 
YYYYYY ___________________________________ :
David Hutchinson (Conservative)  43.5  (2.2%) 
XXXXXX ___________________________________ :
Jean-Michel Toriel (Green)  34.8  (1.7%) 
EEEEE ____________________________________ :
Jordan Parente (NDP)  31.0  (1.5%) 
QQQQ _____________________________________ :
Scarlett Lake (Sex)  42.3  (2.1%) 
[[[[[[ ___________________________________ :
Helesia Luke (NDP)  22.0  (1.1%) 
RRR ______________________________________ :
Alex Frei (Refed)  16.3  (0.8%) 
AA _______________________________________ :
None of these  5.5  (0.3%) 
\ ________________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Alex Frei (Refed) Defeated
C G [

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 (14.3%).

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

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Vancouver West BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
6 candidates will be elected with 2,009 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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Round 9    
---------------------------------------- 14.3%
Gordon Campbell (Liberal)  288.0  (14.3%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :L
Spencer Herbert (NDP)  288.0  (14.3%) 
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU :U
Mel Lehan (NDP)  168.9  (8.4%) 
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS _________________ :
Jenn McGinn (NDP)  130.2  (6.5%) 
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP _____________________ :
Margaret MacDiarmid (Liberal)  151.6  (7.5%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII __________________ :
Colin Hansen (Liberal)  152.6  (7.6%) 
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ___________________ :
Damian Kettlewell (Green)  110.2  (5.5%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD _________________________ :
Laura MacDiarmid (Liberal)  88.3  (4.4%) 
NNNNNNNNNNNNN ___________________________ :
Vanessa Violini (Green)  69.5  (3.5%) 
CCCCCCCCCC ______________________________ :
Mary McNeil (Liberal)  79.6  (4.0%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJJ ____________________________ :
Moira Stilwell (Liberal)  71.9  (3.6%) 
KKKKKKKKKK ______________________________ :
Laura-Leah Shaw (Green)  48.8  (2.4%) 
GGGGGGG _________________________________ :
James Young (NDP)  45.3  (2.3%) 
TTTTTT __________________________________ :
Drina Read (Green)  45.3  (2.3%) 
HHHHHHH _________________________________ :
Stephen Kronstein (Green)  43.3  (2.2%) 
FFFFFF __________________________________ :
John Clarke (Libertarian)  45.3  (2.3%) 
YYYYYYY _________________________________ :
David Hutchinson (Conservative)  43.5  (2.2%) 
XXXXXXX _________________________________ :
Jean-Michel Toriel (Green)  35.8  (1.8%) 
EEEEE ___________________________________ :
Jordan Parente (NDP)  31.0  (1.5%) 
QQQQ ____________________________________ :
Scarlett Lake (Sex)  44.3  (2.2%) 
[[[[[[ __________________________________ :
Helesia Luke (NDP)  22.0  (1.1%) 
RRR _____________________________________ :
None of these  5.5  (0.3%) 
\ _______________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Helesia Luke (NDP) Defeated
P S T

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 (14.3%).

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

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Vancouver West BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
6 candidates will be elected with 2,009 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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Round 10    
----------------------------------------- 14.3%
Gordon Campbell (Liberal)  288.0  (14.3%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL _ :
Spencer Herbert (NDP)  288.0  (14.3%) 
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU :
Mel Lehan (NDP)  173.9  (8.7%) 
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS _________________ :
Jenn McGinn (NDP)  136.2  (6.8%) 
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP ______________________ :
Margaret MacDiarmid (Liberal)  152.6  (7.6%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ____________________ :
Colin Hansen (Liberal)  154.6  (7.7%) 
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ___________________ :
Damian Kettlewell (Green)  111.2  (5.5%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD __________________________ :
Laura MacDiarmid (Liberal)  88.3  (4.4%) 
NNNNNNNNNNNN _____________________________ :
Vanessa Violini (Green)  69.5  (3.5%) 
CCCCCCCCC ________________________________ :
Mary McNeil (Liberal)  79.6  (4.0%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJ ______________________________ :
Moira Stilwell (Liberal)  71.9  (3.6%) 
KKKKKKKKKK _______________________________ :
Laura-Leah Shaw (Green)  49.8  (2.5%) 
GGGGGGG __________________________________ :
James Young (NDP)  49.3  (2.5%) 
TTTTTTT __________________________________ :
Drina Read (Green)  45.3  (2.3%) 
HHHHHH ___________________________________ :
Stephen Kronstein (Green)  43.3  (2.2%) 
FFFFFF ___________________________________ :
John Clarke (Libertarian)  45.3  (2.3%) 
YYYYYY ___________________________________ :
David Hutchinson (Conservative)  43.5  (2.2%) 
XXXXXX ___________________________________ :
Jean-Michel Toriel (Green)  35.8  (1.8%) 
EEEEE ____________________________________ :
Jordan Parente (NDP)  32.0  (1.6%) 
QQQQ _____________________________________ :
Scarlett Lake (Sex)  45.3  (2.3%) 
[[[[[[[ __________________________________ :
None of these  5.5  (0.3%) 
\ ________________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Jordan Parente (NDP) Defeated
D P S

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 (14.3%).

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

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Vancouver West BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
6 candidates will be elected with 2,009 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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Round 11    
----------------------------------------- 14.3%
Gordon Campbell (Liberal)  288.0  (14.3%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :
Spencer Herbert (NDP)  288.0  (14.3%) 
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU :
Mel Lehan (NDP)  186.9  (9.3%) 
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS ______________ :
Jenn McGinn (NDP)  143.2  (7.1%) 
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP _____________________ :
Margaret MacDiarmid (Liberal)  152.6  (7.6%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ____________________ :
Colin Hansen (Liberal)  155.6  (7.7%) 
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ___________________ :
Damian Kettlewell (Green)  114.2  (5.7%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD _________________________ :
Laura MacDiarmid (Liberal)  88.3  (4.4%) 
NNNNNNNNNNNNN ____________________________ :
Vanessa Violini (Green)  69.5  (3.5%) 
CCCCCCCCCC _______________________________ :
Mary McNeil (Liberal)  79.6  (4.0%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJ ______________________________ :
Moira Stilwell (Liberal)  73.9  (3.7%) 
KKKKKKKKKK _______________________________ :
Laura-Leah Shaw (Green)  49.8  (2.5%) 
GGGGGGG __________________________________ :
James Young (NDP)  52.3  (2.6%) 
TTTTTTT __________________________________ :
Drina Read (Green)  45.3  (2.3%) 
HHHHHHH __________________________________ :
Stephen Kronstein (Green)  43.3  (2.2%) 
FFFFFF ___________________________________ :
John Clarke (Libertarian)  45.3  (2.3%) 
YYYYYY ___________________________________ :
David Hutchinson (Conservative)  43.5  (2.2%) 
XXXXXX ___________________________________ :
Jean-Michel Toriel (Green)  35.8  (1.8%) 
EEEEE ____________________________________ :
Scarlett Lake (Sex)  45.3  (2.3%) 
[[[[[[ ___________________________________ :
None of these  8.6  (0.4%) 
\\ _______________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Jean-Michel Toriel (Green) Defeated
C D F H

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 (14.3%).

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

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Vancouver West BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
6 candidates will be elected with 2,009 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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Round 12    
---------------------------------------- 14.3%
Gordon Campbell (Liberal)  288.0  (14.3%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :
Spencer Herbert (NDP)  288.0  (14.3%) 
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU :U
Mel Lehan (NDP)  186.9  (9.3%) 
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS ______________ :
Jenn McGinn (NDP)  143.2  (7.1%) 
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP ____________________ :
Margaret MacDiarmid (Liberal)  153.6  (7.6%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII __________________ :
Colin Hansen (Liberal)  155.6  (7.7%) 
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM __________________ :
Damian Kettlewell (Green)  121.2  (6.0%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD _______________________ :
Laura MacDiarmid (Liberal)  89.3  (4.4%) 
NNNNNNNNNNNN ____________________________ :
Vanessa Violini (Green)  74.5  (3.7%) 
CCCCCCCCCC ______________________________ :
Mary McNeil (Liberal)  79.6  (4.0%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJJ ____________________________ :
Moira Stilwell (Liberal)  73.9  (3.7%) 
KKKKKKKKKK ______________________________ :
Laura-Leah Shaw (Green)  54.1  (2.7%) 
GGGGGGG _________________________________ :
James Young (NDP)  54.3  (2.7%) 
TTTTTTT _________________________________ :
Drina Read (Green)  51.6  (2.6%) 
HHHHHHH _________________________________ :
Stephen Kronstein (Green)  48.6  (2.4%) 
FFFFFFF _________________________________ :
John Clarke (Libertarian)  45.3  (2.3%) 
YYYYYY __________________________________ :
David Hutchinson (Conservative)  43.5  (2.2%) 
XXXXXX __________________________________ :
Scarlett Lake (Sex)  47.3  (2.4%) 
[[[[[[[ _________________________________ :
None of these  10.6  (0.5%) 
\\ ______________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
David Hutchinson (Conservative) Defeated
M YY \

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 (14.3%).

No new candidate has the number of votes needed to guarantee victory, so the last-place candidate (David Hutchinson (Conservative)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Vancouver West BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
6 candidates will be elected with 2,009 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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Round 13    
----------------------------------------- 14.3%
Gordon Campbell (Liberal)  288.0  (14.3%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :
Spencer Herbert (NDP)  288.0  (14.3%) 
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU :
Mel Lehan (NDP)  189.9  (9.5%) 
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS ______________ :
Jenn McGinn (NDP)  145.2  (7.2%) 
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP _____________________ :
Margaret MacDiarmid (Liberal)  154.6  (7.7%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ____________________ :
Colin Hansen (Liberal)  159.8  (8.0%) 
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ___________________ :
Damian Kettlewell (Green)  122.2  (6.1%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ________________________ :
Laura MacDiarmid (Liberal)  91.3  (4.5%) 
NNNNNNNNNNNNN ____________________________ :
Vanessa Violini (Green)  74.5  (3.7%) 
CCCCCCCCCC _______________________________ :
Mary McNeil (Liberal)  84.6  (4.2%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJJ _____________________________ :
Moira Stilwell (Liberal)  73.9  (3.7%) 
KKKKKKKKKK _______________________________ :
Laura-Leah Shaw (Green)  55.1  (2.7%) 
GGGGGGG __________________________________ :
James Young (NDP)  54.3  (2.7%) 
TTTTTTTT _________________________________ :
Drina Read (Green)  52.6  (2.6%) 
HHHHHHH __________________________________ :
Stephen Kronstein (Green)  48.6  (2.4%) 
FFFFFFF __________________________________ :
John Clarke (Libertarian)  57.3  (2.9%) 
YYYYYYYY _________________________________ :
Scarlett Lake (Sex)  52.3  (2.6%) 
[[[[[[[[ _________________________________ :
None of these  16.8  (0.8%) 
\\\ ______________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Stephen Kronstein (Green) Defeated
CC D G HH

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 (14.3%).

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

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Vancouver West BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
6 candidates will be elected with 2,009 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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Round 14    
----------------------------------------- 14.3%
Gordon Campbell (Liberal)  288.0  (14.3%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :
Spencer Herbert (NDP)  288.0  (14.3%) 
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU :
Mel Lehan (NDP)  191.9  (9.6%) 
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS ______________ :
Jenn McGinn (NDP)  146.2  (7.3%) 
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP _____________________ :
Margaret MacDiarmid (Liberal)  155.6  (7.7%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ___________________ :
Colin Hansen (Liberal)  159.8  (8.0%) 
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ___________________ :
Damian Kettlewell (Green)  131.4  (6.5%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ______________________ :
Laura MacDiarmid (Liberal)  91.3  (4.5%) 
NNNNNNNNNNNN _____________________________ :
Vanessa Violini (Green)  89.1  (4.4%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCC ____________________________ :
Mary McNeil (Liberal)  84.6  (4.2%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJJ _____________________________ :
Moira Stilwell (Liberal)  74.2  (3.7%) 
KKKKKKKKKK _______________________________ :
Laura-Leah Shaw (Green)  59.3  (3.0%) 
GGGGGGGG _________________________________ :
James Young (NDP)  56.3  (2.8%) 
TTTTTTTT _________________________________ :
Drina Read (Green)  65.6  (3.3%) 
HHHHHHHHHH _______________________________ :
John Clarke (Libertarian)  57.3  (2.9%) 
YYYYYYYY _________________________________ :
Scarlett Lake (Sex)  53.3  (2.7%) 
[[[[[[[[ _________________________________ :
None of these  17.1  (0.9%) 
\\\ ______________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Scarlett Lake (Sex) Defeated
C D P S T YY \

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 (14.3%).

No new candidate has the number of votes needed to guarantee victory, so the last-place candidate (Scarlett Lake (Sex)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Vancouver West BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
6 candidates will be elected with 2,009 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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Round 15    
---------------------------------------- 14.3%
Gordon Campbell (Liberal)  288.0  (14.3%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :
Spencer Herbert (NDP)  288.0  (14.3%) 
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU :
Mel Lehan (NDP)  195.9  (9.7%) 
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS ____________ :
Jenn McGinn (NDP)  153.5  (7.6%) 
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP __________________ :
Margaret MacDiarmid (Liberal)  156.6  (7.8%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII __________________ :
Colin Hansen (Liberal)  163.1  (8.1%) 
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM _________________ :
Damian Kettlewell (Green)  134.4  (6.7%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD _____________________ :
Laura MacDiarmid (Liberal)  91.3  (4.5%) 
NNNNNNNNNNNNN ___________________________ :
Vanessa Violini (Green)  98.3  (4.9%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCC __________________________ :
Mary McNeil (Liberal)  85.6  (4.3%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJJ ____________________________ :
Moira Stilwell (Liberal)  75.4  (3.8%) 
KKKKKKKKKK ______________________________ :
Laura-Leah Shaw (Green)  60.3  (3.0%) 
GGGGGGGGG _______________________________ :
James Young (NDP)  58.3  (2.9%) 
TTTTTTTT ________________________________ :
Drina Read (Green)  66.6  (3.3%) 
HHHHHHHHH _______________________________ :
John Clarke (Libertarian)  70.3  (3.5%) 
YYYYYYYYYY ______________________________ :
None of these  23.3  (1.2%) 
\\\\ ____________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
James Young (NDP) Defeated
C D G PPP SSS

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 (14.3%).

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

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Vancouver West BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
6 candidates will be elected with 2,009 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


Round 16    
----------------------------------------- 14.3%
Gordon Campbell (Liberal)  288.0  (14.3%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :
Spencer Herbert (NDP)  288.0  (14.3%) 
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU :
Mel Lehan (NDP)  215.9  (10.7%) 
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS __________ :
Jenn McGinn (NDP)  177.5  (8.8%) 
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP ________________ :
Margaret MacDiarmid (Liberal)  156.6  (7.8%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ___________________ :
Colin Hansen (Liberal)  163.1  (8.1%) 
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM __________________ :
Damian Kettlewell (Green)  139.7  (7.0%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD _____________________ :
Laura MacDiarmid (Liberal)  91.3  (4.5%) 
NNNNNNNNNNNNN ____________________________ :
Vanessa Violini (Green)  100.3  (5.0%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC __________________________ :
Mary McNeil (Liberal)  85.6  (4.3%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJJ _____________________________ :
Moira Stilwell (Liberal)  75.4  (3.8%) 
KKKKKKKKKK _______________________________ :
Laura-Leah Shaw (Green)  61.3  (3.1%) 
GGGGGGGGG ________________________________ :
Drina Read (Green)  68.6  (3.4%) 
HHHHHHHHHH _______________________________ :
John Clarke (Libertarian)  70.3  (3.5%) 
YYYYYYYYYY _______________________________ :
None of these  27.3  (1.4%) 
\\\ ______________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Laura-Leah Shaw (Green) Defeated
CCC DDD H

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 (14.3%).

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

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Vancouver West BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
6 candidates will be elected with 2,009 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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Round 17    
---------------------------------------- 14.3%
Gordon Campbell (Liberal)  288.0  (14.3%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :L
Spencer Herbert (NDP)  288.0  (14.3%) 
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU :
Mel Lehan (NDP)  216.9  (10.8%) 
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS _________ :
Jenn McGinn (NDP)  181.5  (9.0%) 
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP ______________ :
Margaret MacDiarmid (Liberal)  161.1  (8.0%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII _________________ :
Colin Hansen (Liberal)  164.3  (8.2%) 
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM _________________ :
Damian Kettlewell (Green)  159.2  (7.9%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD __________________ :
Laura MacDiarmid (Liberal)  91.3  (4.5%) 
NNNNNNNNNNNNN ___________________________ :
Vanessa Violini (Green)  119.3  (5.9%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC _______________________ :
Mary McNeil (Liberal)  85.6  (4.3%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJJ ____________________________ :
Moira Stilwell (Liberal)  75.4  (3.8%) 
KKKKKKKKKK ______________________________ :
Drina Read (Green)  77.6  (3.9%) 
HHHHHHHHHHH _____________________________ :
John Clarke (Libertarian)  70.3  (3.5%) 
YYYYYYYYYY ______________________________ :
None of these  30.3  (1.5%) 
\\\\\ ___________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
John Clarke (Libertarian) Defeated
CC I J K MMM N \

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 (14.3%).

No new candidate has the number of votes needed to guarantee victory, so the last-place candidate (John Clarke (Libertarian)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Vancouver West BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
6 candidates will be elected with 2,009 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


Round 18    
----------------------------------------- 14.3%
Gordon Campbell (Liberal)  288.0  (14.3%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :
Spencer Herbert (NDP)  288.0  (14.3%) 
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU :
Mel Lehan (NDP)  217.9  (10.8%) 
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS __________ :
Jenn McGinn (NDP)  183.5  (9.1%) 
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP _______________ :
Margaret MacDiarmid (Liberal)  165.1  (8.2%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII __________________ :
Colin Hansen (Liberal)  179.3  (8.9%) 
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM _______________ :
Damian Kettlewell (Green)  160.2  (8.0%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ___________________ :
Laura MacDiarmid (Liberal)  101.3  (5.0%) 
NNNNNNNNNNNNNN ___________________________ :
Vanessa Violini (Green)  130.3  (6.5%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC _______________________ :
Mary McNeil (Liberal)  93.6  (4.7%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJJJJ ___________________________ :
Moira Stilwell (Liberal)  84.7  (4.2%) 
KKKKKKKKKKKK _____________________________ :
Drina Read (Green)  80.6  (4.0%) 
HHHHHHHHHHH ______________________________ :
None of these  36.3  (1.8%) 
\\\\\ ____________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Drina Read (Green) Defeated
CCCCC DDD M N P \

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 (14.3%).

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

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Vancouver West BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
6 candidates will be elected with 2,009 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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Round 19    
----------------------------------------- 14.3%
Gordon Campbell (Liberal)  288.0  (14.3%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :
Spencer Herbert (NDP)  288.0  (14.3%) 
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU _ :
Mel Lehan (NDP)  219.9  (10.9%) 
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS __________ :
Jenn McGinn (NDP)  190.5  (9.5%) 
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP ______________ :
Margaret MacDiarmid (Liberal)  166.4  (8.3%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII _________________ :
Colin Hansen (Liberal)  181.6  (9.0%) 
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM _______________ :
Damian Kettlewell (Green)  177.2  (8.8%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ________________ :
Laura MacDiarmid (Liberal)  102.3  (5.1%) 
NNNNNNNNNNNNNN ___________________________ :
Vanessa Violini (Green)  167.6  (8.3%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC __________________ :
Mary McNeil (Liberal)  94.9  (4.7%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJJJ ____________________________ :
Moira Stilwell (Liberal)  85.7  (4.3%) 
KKKKKKKKKKKK _____________________________ :
None of these  46.9  (2.3%) 
\\\\\\\ __________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Moira Stilwell (Liberal) Defeated
D IIII JJJ MM NNN

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 (14.3%).

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

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Vancouver West BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
6 candidates will be elected with 2,009 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


Round 20    
----------------------------------------- 14.3%
Gordon Campbell (Liberal)  288.0  (14.3%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :
Spencer Herbert (NDP)  288.0  (14.3%) 
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU :
Mel Lehan (NDP)  223.9  (11.1%) 
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS __________ :
Jenn McGinn (NDP)  192.5  (9.6%) 
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP ______________ :
Margaret MacDiarmid (Liberal)  191.0  (9.5%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ______________ :
Colin Hansen (Liberal)  197.5  (9.8%) 
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM _____________ :
Damian Kettlewell (Green)  179.2  (8.9%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD _______________ :
Laura MacDiarmid (Liberal)  120.9  (6.0%) 
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN ________________________ :
Vanessa Violini (Green)  168.9  (8.4%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC __________________ :
Mary McNeil (Liberal)  112.3  (5.6%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ _________________________ :
None of these  46.9  (2.3%) 
\\\\\\ ___________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Mary McNeil (Liberal) Defeated
D IIIII MMM NNN

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 (14.3%).

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

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Vancouver West BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
6 candidates will be elected with 2,009 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


Round 21    
----------------------------------------- 14.3%
Gordon Campbell (Liberal)  288.0  (14.3%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :
Spencer Herbert (NDP)  288.0  (14.3%) 
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU :
Mel Lehan (NDP)  226.2  (11.3%) 
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS _________ :
Jenn McGinn (NDP)  194.8  (9.7%) 
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP _____________ :
Margaret MacDiarmid (Liberal)  229.1  (11.4%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII _________ :
Colin Hansen (Liberal)  222.6  (11.1%) 
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM __________ :
Damian Kettlewell (Green)  188.0  (9.4%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD _______________ :
Laura MacDiarmid (Liberal)  145.7  (7.3%) 
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN _____________________ :
Vanessa Violini (Green)  174.6  (8.7%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ________________ :
None of these  51.9  (2.6%) 
\\\\\\\ __________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Laura MacDiarmid (Liberal) Defeated
D IIIIIIIIIII MMMMMM P \

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 (14.3%).

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

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Vancouver West BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
6 candidates will be elected with 2,009 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


Round 22    
----------------------------------------- 14.3%
Gordon Campbell (Liberal)  288.0  (14.3%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :
Spencer Herbert (NDP)  288.0  (14.3%) 
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU :
Mel Lehan (NDP)  229.4  (11.4%) 
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS ________ :
Jenn McGinn (NDP)  197.8  (9.8%) 
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP ______________ :
Margaret MacDiarmid (Liberal)  306.4  (15.2%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII :II
Colin Hansen (Liberal)  263.7  (13.1%) 
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ___ :
Damian Kettlewell (Green)  194.6  (9.7%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ______________ :
Vanessa Violini (Green)  179.6  (8.9%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ________________ :
None of these  61.5  (3.1%) 
\\\\\\\\\ ________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Margaret MacDiarmid (Liberal) Elected
MM \

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 (14.3%).

Margaret MacDiarmid (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: Vancouver West BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
6 candidates will be elected with 2,009 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


Round 23    
---------------------------------------- 14.3%
Gordon Campbell (Liberal)  288.0  (14.3%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :
Spencer Herbert (NDP)  288.0  (14.3%) 
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU :U
Mel Lehan (NDP)  229.7  (11.4%) 
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS ________ :
Jenn McGinn (NDP)  198.1  (9.9%) 
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP _____________ :
Margaret MacDiarmid (Liberal)  288.0  (14.3%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII :I
Colin Hansen (Liberal)  276.1  (13.7%) 
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM _ :
Damian Kettlewell (Green)  195.8  (9.7%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ____________ :
Vanessa Violini (Green)  180.9  (9.0%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ______________ :
None of these  64.4  (3.2%) 
\\\\\\\\\ _______________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Vanessa Violini (Green) Defeated
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD MM PPP S \\

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 (14.3%).

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

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Vancouver West BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
6 candidates will be elected with 2,009 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


Round 24    
---------------------------------------- 14.3%
Gordon Campbell (Liberal)  288.0  (14.3%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :L
Spencer Herbert (NDP)  288.0  (14.3%) 
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU :U
Mel Lehan (NDP)  236.7  (11.8%) 
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS _______ :
Jenn McGinn (NDP)  217.2  (10.8%) 
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP __________ :
Margaret MacDiarmid (Liberal)  288.0  (14.3%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII :I
Colin Hansen (Liberal)  288.5  (14.4%) 
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM :
Damian Kettlewell (Green)  321.3  (16.0%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD :DDDDD
None of these  81.4  (4.0%) 
\\\\\\\\\\\ _____________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Damian Kettlewell (Green) Elected
P SS \\

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 (14.3%).

Damian Kettlewell (Green) 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: Vancouver West BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
6 candidates will be elected with 2,009 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


Round 25    
----------------------------------------- 14.3%
Gordon Campbell (Liberal)  288.0  (14.3%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :
Spencer Herbert (NDP)  288.0  (14.3%) 
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU :
Mel Lehan (NDP)  245.4  (12.2%) 
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS _______ :
Jenn McGinn (NDP)  224.2  (11.2%) 
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP __________ :
Margaret MacDiarmid (Liberal)  288.0  (14.3%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII _ :
Colin Hansen (Liberal)  288.5  (14.4%) 
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM :
Damian Kettlewell (Green)  288.0  (14.3%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD :
None of these  98.8  (4.9%) 
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ___________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Colin Hansen (Liberal) Elected

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 (14.3%).

Colin Hansen (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: Vancouver West BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
6 candidates will be elected with 2,009 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


Round 26    
----------------------------------------- 14.3%
Gordon Campbell (Liberal)  288.0  (14.3%) 
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL _ :
Spencer Herbert (NDP)  288.0  (14.3%) 
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU :
Mel Lehan (NDP)  245.5  (12.2%) 
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS _______ :
Jenn McGinn (NDP)  224.3  (11.2%) 
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP __________ :
Margaret MacDiarmid (Liberal)  288.0  (14.3%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII _ :
Colin Hansen (Liberal)  288.0  (14.3%) 
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM _ :
Damian Kettlewell (Green)  288.0  (14.3%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD :
None of these  99.2  (4.9%) 
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ___________________________
   
Results  
Damian Kettlewell (Green)Elected 
Margaret MacDiarmid (Liberal)Elected 
Gordon Campbell (Liberal)Elected 
Colin Hansen (Liberal)Elected 
Jenn McGinn (NDP)Defeated 
Mel Lehan (NDP)Elected 
Spencer Herbert (NDP)Elected 

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 (14.3%).

Mel Lehan (NDP) has enough votes to guarantee victory and is declared a winner.
In the end, 83.9% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 60.5% 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: Vancouver West BC Legislative Assembly - 2009 General Election
6 candidates will be elected with 2,009 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 63.6% 
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2nd 13.9% 
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3rd 8.7% 
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4th 4.6% 
XXXX
5th 3.6% 
XXXX
6th 2.5% 
XXX
7th 0.8% 
X
8th 0.5% 
9th 0.5% 
10th 0.3% 
11th 0.2% 
12th 0.3% 
13th 0.2% 
14th 0.1% 
15th 0.1%