TrySTV.ca Poll: Southern Vancouver Island 2006 Federal Election (BC Ridings)
3 candidates will be elected with 154 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 1    
------------------------------------------------ 25.3%
Robin Baird (Conservative)  29.0  (18.8%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ____________ :
Gary Lunn* (Conservative)  28.0  (18.2%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB _____________ :
Denise Savoie (NDP)  23.0  (14.9%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG ___________________ :
Troy DeSouza (Conservative)  21.0  (13.6%) 
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ______________________ :
Ariel Lade (Green)  17.0  (11.0%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ___________________________ :
Sheila Orr (Liberal)  10.0  (6.5%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFF ___________________________________ :
Mike Robinson (Green)  8.0  (5.2%) 
KKKKKKKKKK ______________________________________ :
Keith Martin* (Liberal)  6.0  (3.9%) 
AAAAAAAA ________________________________________ :
Andrew Lewis (Green)  4.0  (2.6%) 
LLLLL ___________________________________________ :
Randall Garrison (NDP)  3.0  (1.9%) 
DDDD ____________________________________________ :
David Mulroney (Liberal)  3.0  (1.9%) 
HHHH ____________________________________________ :
Jennifer Burgis (NDP)  2.0  (1.3%) 
JJ ______________________________________________ :
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Jennifer Burgis (NDP) Defeated
GG

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 (25.3%).

In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
No candidate has the number of votes needed to guarantee victory, so the last-place candidate (Jennifer Burgis (NDP)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Southern Vancouver Island 2006 Federal Election (BC Ridings)
3 candidates will be elected with 154 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    
------------------------------------------------- 25.3%
Robin Baird (Conservative)  29.0  (18.8%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII _____________ :
Gary Lunn* (Conservative)  28.0  (18.2%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB ______________ :
Denise Savoie (NDP)  25.0  (16.2%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG __________________ :
Troy DeSouza (Conservative)  21.0  (13.6%) 
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ______________________ :
Ariel Lade (Green)  17.0  (11.0%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ____________________________ :
Sheila Orr (Liberal)  10.0  (6.5%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFF _____________________________________ :
Mike Robinson (Green)  8.0  (5.2%) 
KKKKKKKKKK _______________________________________ :
Keith Martin* (Liberal)  6.0  (3.9%) 
AAAAAAAA _________________________________________ :
Andrew Lewis (Green)  4.0  (2.6%) 
LLLLL ____________________________________________ :
Randall Garrison (NDP)  3.0  (1.9%) 
DDDD _____________________________________________ :
David Mulroney (Liberal)  3.0  (1.9%) 
HHHH _____________________________________________ :
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Randall Garrison (NDP) Defeated
GGG

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 (25.3%).

A tie was resolved by choosing a candidate at random.
No candidate has the number of votes needed to guarantee victory, so the last-place candidate (Randall Garrison (NDP)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Southern Vancouver Island 2006 Federal Election (BC Ridings)
3 candidates will be elected with 154 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    
------------------------------------------------- 25.3%
Robin Baird (Conservative)  29.0  (18.8%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII _____________ :
Gary Lunn* (Conservative)  28.0  (18.2%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB ______________ :
Denise Savoie (NDP)  28.0  (18.2%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG ______________ :
Troy DeSouza (Conservative)  21.0  (13.6%) 
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE _______________________ :
Ariel Lade (Green)  17.0  (11.0%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ___________________________ :
Sheila Orr (Liberal)  10.0  (6.5%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFF ____________________________________ :
Mike Robinson (Green)  8.0  (5.2%) 
KKKKKKKKKK _______________________________________ :
Keith Martin* (Liberal)  6.0  (3.9%) 
AAAAAAAA _________________________________________ :
Andrew Lewis (Green)  4.0  (2.6%) 
LLLLL ____________________________________________ :
David Mulroney (Liberal)  3.0  (1.9%) 
HHHH _____________________________________________ :
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
David Mulroney (Liberal) Defeated
A FF

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 (25.3%).

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

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Southern Vancouver Island 2006 Federal Election (BC Ridings)
3 candidates will be elected with 154 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    
------------------------------------------------- 25.3%
Robin Baird (Conservative)  29.0  (18.8%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII _____________ :
Gary Lunn* (Conservative)  28.0  (18.2%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB ______________ :
Denise Savoie (NDP)  28.0  (18.2%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG ______________ :
Troy DeSouza (Conservative)  21.0  (13.6%) 
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ______________________ :
Ariel Lade (Green)  17.0  (11.0%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ____________________________ :
Sheila Orr (Liberal)  12.0  (7.8%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF __________________________________ :
Mike Robinson (Green)  8.0  (5.2%) 
KKKKKKKKKK _______________________________________ :
Keith Martin* (Liberal)  7.0  (4.5%) 
AAAAAAAA _________________________________________ :
Andrew Lewis (Green)  4.0  (2.6%) 
LLLLL ____________________________________________ :
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Andrew Lewis (Green) Defeated
C EEE II

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 (25.3%).

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

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Southern Vancouver Island 2006 Federal Election (BC Ridings)
3 candidates will be elected with 154 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    
------------------------------------------------ 25.3%
Robin Baird (Conservative)  30.0  (19.5%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII __________ :
Gary Lunn* (Conservative)  28.0  (18.2%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB _____________ :
Denise Savoie (NDP)  28.0  (18.2%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG _____________ :
Troy DeSouza (Conservative)  23.0  (14.9%) 
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ___________________ :
Ariel Lade (Green)  18.0  (11.7%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC __________________________ :
Sheila Orr (Liberal)  12.0  (7.8%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF _________________________________ :
Mike Robinson (Green)  8.0  (5.2%) 
KKKKKKKKKK ______________________________________ :
Keith Martin* (Liberal)  7.0  (4.5%) 
AAAAAAAAA _______________________________________ :
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Keith Martin* (Liberal) Defeated
B FFFFF G M

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 (25.3%).

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

New colors:
M
None of these

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Southern Vancouver Island 2006 Federal Election (BC Ridings)
3 candidates will be elected with 154 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    
------------------------------------------------- 25.3%
Robin Baird (Conservative)  30.0  (19.5%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ____________ :
Gary Lunn* (Conservative)  29.0  (18.8%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB _____________ :
Denise Savoie (NDP)  29.0  (18.8%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG _____________ :
Troy DeSouza (Conservative)  23.0  (14.9%) 
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ____________________ :
Ariel Lade (Green)  18.0  (11.7%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ___________________________ :
Sheila Orr (Liberal)  16.0  (10.4%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF _____________________________ :
Mike Robinson (Green)  8.0  (5.2%) 
KKKKKKKKKK _______________________________________ :
None of these  1.0  (0.6%) 
M ________________________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Mike Robinson (Green) Defeated
CCCCCCCC E I

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 (25.3%).

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

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Southern Vancouver Island 2006 Federal Election (BC Ridings)
3 candidates will be elected with 154 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 7    
------------------------------------------------- 25.3%
Robin Baird (Conservative)  31.0  (20.1%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII __________ :
Gary Lunn* (Conservative)  29.0  (18.8%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB _____________ :
Denise Savoie (NDP)  29.0  (18.8%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG _____________ :
Troy DeSouza (Conservative)  24.0  (15.6%) 
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ___________________ :
Ariel Lade (Green)  24.0  (15.6%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ___________________ :
Sheila Orr (Liberal)  16.0  (10.4%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF _____________________________ :
None of these  1.0  (0.6%) 
M ________________________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Sheila Orr (Liberal) Defeated
CCCCCCC GGGGGGGGGG I 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 (25.3%).

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

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Southern Vancouver Island 2006 Federal Election (BC Ridings)
3 candidates will be elected with 154 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    
------------------------------------------------- 25.3%
Robin Baird (Conservative)  32.0  (20.8%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII _________ :
Gary Lunn* (Conservative)  29.0  (18.8%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB _____________ :
Denise Savoie (NDP)  37.0  (24.0%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG ___ :
Troy DeSouza (Conservative)  24.0  (15.6%) 
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ___________________ :
Ariel Lade (Green)  29.0  (18.8%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC _____________ :
None of these  3.0  (1.9%) 
MMM ______________________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Troy DeSouza (Conservative) Defeated
BBBBBBBBBBBB C IIIIIIIIIIIIIII 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 (25.3%).

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

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TrySTV.ca Poll: Southern Vancouver Island 2006 Federal Election (BC Ridings)
3 candidates will be elected with 154 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 9    
------------------------------------------------- 25.3%
Robin Baird (Conservative)  44.0  (28.6%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII :IIIIII
Gary Lunn* (Conservative)  39.0  (25.3%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB :
Denise Savoie (NDP)  37.0  (24.0%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG ___ :
Ariel Lade (Green)  30.0  (19.5%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ____________ :
None of these  4.0  (2.6%) 
MMMMM ____________________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Robin Baird (Conservative) Elected
CCC G MMM

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 (25.3%).

Robin Baird (Conservative) 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: Southern Vancouver Island 2006 Federal Election (BC Ridings)
3 candidates will be elected with 154 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 10    
------------------------------------------------- 25.3%
Robin Baird (Conservative)  39.0  (25.3%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII _ :
Gary Lunn* (Conservative)  39.0  (25.3%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB :
Denise Savoie (NDP)  37.1  (24.1%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG __ :
Ariel Lade (Green)  32.7  (21.3%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ________ :
None of these  6.2  (4.0%) 
MMMMMMMM _________________________________________
   
Results    
Gary Lunn* (Conservative) 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 (25.3%).

Gary Lunn* (Conservative) 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: Southern Vancouver Island 2006 Federal Election (BC Ridings)
3 candidates will be elected with 154 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 11    
------------------------------------------------ 25.3%
Robin Baird (Conservative)  39.0  (25.3%) 
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII :I
Gary Lunn* (Conservative)  39.0  (25.3%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB :
Denise Savoie (NDP)  37.1  (24.1%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG __ :
Ariel Lade (Green)  32.7  (21.3%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC _______ :
None of these  6.2  (4.0%) 
MMMMMMMM ________________________________________
   
Results  
Gary Lunn* (Conservative)Elected 
Ariel Lade (Green)Defeated 
Denise Savoie (NDP)Elected 
Robin Baird (Conservative)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 (25.3%).

Denise Savoie (NDP) has enough votes to guarantee victory and is declared a winner.
In the end, 74.7% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 51.9% 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: Southern Vancouver Island 2006 Federal Election (BC Ridings)
3 candidates will be elected with 154 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 68.9% 
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2nd 28.9% 
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3rd 2.3% 
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