supplimentary voting Flashcards
1
Q
where is it ?
A
london mayoral
police and crime commissinor
2
Q
how it works ?
A
-if a candinate does not get more than 50% all candidates except the top 2 are eliminated.
-they use the second preference vote to find one overall winner
-sadiq khan had the vote to win his mayor elections
3
Q
advantages ?
A
-ensures broad support for the winner
-simple and straight foward
-it has allowed some independance candidates to win
4
Q
disadvantages ?
A
-SV is not proportinal
-the winner does not need to be an absouloute majority of votes cast
-
