TrySTV.ca Poll: Oak Bay Council
6 candidates will be elected with 11 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    
------------------------------------- 18.2%
JENSEN, Nils  3.0  (27.3%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF :FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
BRAITHWAITE, Hazel  2.0  (18.2%) 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA :
CARSON, Frank  1.0  (9.1%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB ___________________ :
HERBERT, John  1.0  (9.1%) 
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ___________________ :
REDDING, Nick  1.0  (9.1%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG __________________ :
SCOTT, Cheryle  1.0  (9.1%) 
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ___________________ :
SILVESTER, Elisabeth  1.0  (9.1%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ___________________ :
TELFER, G. Ronald  1.0  (9.1%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ ___________________ :
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
JENSEN, Nils Elected
DDDDDDDDDDDDD HHHHHHH

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 (18.2%).

In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
JENSEN, Nils 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:
K
COPLEY, Pam

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Oak Bay Council
6 candidates will be elected with 11 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    
------------------------------------- 18.2%
JENSEN, Nils  2.0  (18.2%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF :
BRAITHWAITE, Hazel  2.0  (18.2%) 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA :
CARSON, Frank  1.0  (9.1%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB ___________________ :
HERBERT, John  1.0  (9.1%) 
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ___________________ :
REDDING, Nick  1.0  (9.1%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG ___________________ :
SCOTT, Cheryle  1.3  (12.1%) 
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH _____________ :
SILVESTER, Elisabeth  1.0  (9.1%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII __________________ :
TELFER, G. Ronald  1.0  (9.1%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ ___________________ :
COPLEY, Pam  0.7  (6.1%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDD _________________________ :
   
Results    
BRAITHWAITE, Hazel 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 (18.2%).

BRAITHWAITE, Hazel 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: Oak Bay Council
6 candidates will be elected with 11 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    
------------------------------------ 18.2%
JENSEN, Nils  2.0  (18.2%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF :
BRAITHWAITE, Hazel  2.0  (18.2%) 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA :
CARSON, Frank  1.0  (9.1%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB _________________ :
HERBERT, John  1.0  (9.1%) 
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE __________________ :
REDDING, Nick  1.0  (9.1%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG _________________ :
SCOTT, Cheryle  1.3  (12.1%) 
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ____________ :
SILVESTER, Elisabeth  1.0  (9.1%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII __________________ :
TELFER, G. Ronald  1.0  (9.1%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ _________________ :
COPLEY, Pam  0.7  (6.1%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDD ________________________ :
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
COPLEY, Pam Defeated
EEEEEEEEEEEEE

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 (18.2%).

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

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Oak Bay Council
6 candidates will be elected with 11 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    
------------------------------------- 18.2%
JENSEN, Nils  2.0  (18.2%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF :
BRAITHWAITE, Hazel  2.0  (18.2%) 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA :
CARSON, Frank  1.0  (9.1%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB __________________ :
HERBERT, John  1.7  (15.2%) 
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ______ :
REDDING, Nick  1.0  (9.1%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG __________________ :
SCOTT, Cheryle  1.3  (12.1%) 
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH _____________ :
SILVESTER, Elisabeth  1.0  (9.1%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII __________________ :
TELFER, G. Ronald  1.0  (9.1%) 
JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ ___________________ :
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
TELFER, G. Ronald Defeated
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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 (18.2%).

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 (TELFER, G. Ronald) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Oak Bay Council
6 candidates will be elected with 11 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    
------------------------------------- 18.2%
JENSEN, Nils  2.0  (18.2%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF :
BRAITHWAITE, Hazel  2.0  (18.2%) 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA _ :
CARSON, Frank  1.0  (9.1%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB ___________________ :
HERBERT, John  1.7  (15.2%) 
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ______ :
REDDING, Nick  1.0  (9.1%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG ___________________ :
SCOTT, Cheryle  2.3  (21.2%) 
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH :HHHHHH
SILVESTER, Elisabeth  1.0  (9.1%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ___________________ :
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
SCOTT, Cheryle Elected
BBB EEE

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 (18.2%).

SCOTT, Cheryle 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: Oak Bay Council
6 candidates will be elected with 11 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    
------------------------------------ 18.2%
JENSEN, Nils  2.0  (18.2%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF :F
BRAITHWAITE, Hazel  2.0  (18.2%) 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA :A
CARSON, Frank  1.2  (10.8%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB ______________ :
HERBERT, John  1.8  (16.5%) 
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ___ :
REDDING, Nick  1.0  (9.1%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG _________________ :
SCOTT, Cheryle  2.0  (18.2%) 
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH :
SILVESTER, Elisabeth  1.0  (9.1%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII __________________ :
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
SILVESTER, Elisabeth Defeated
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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 (18.2%).

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 (SILVESTER, Elisabeth) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Oak Bay Council
6 candidates will be elected with 11 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 7    
------------------------------------ 18.2%
JENSEN, Nils  2.0  (18.2%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF :
BRAITHWAITE, Hazel  2.0  (18.2%) 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA :A
CARSON, Frank  1.2  (10.8%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB ______________ :
HERBERT, John  2.8  (25.5%) 
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE :EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
REDDING, Nick  1.0  (9.1%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG _________________ :
SCOTT, Cheryle  2.0  (18.2%) 
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH :
   
Results  
BRAITHWAITE, HazelElected 
CARSON, FrankElected 
HERBERT, JohnElected 
JENSEN, NilsElected 
REDDING, NickElected 
SCOTT, CheryleElected 

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 (18.2%).

At this point, the number of remaining candidates equals the number of remaining seats, so the remaining candidates are declared elected.
In the end, 100% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 81.8% 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.
















 
 
TrySTV.ca Poll: Oak Bay Council
6 candidates will be elected with 11 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 71.4% 
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2nd 2.6% 
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3rd 21.6% 
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4th 4.3% 
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