METHODS FOR COUNTING IN ELECTIONS. 



67^ 



In spite of all these defects, it hapiiens that the same four 

 members are elected under both methods. It is not always so, 

 as we shall now see. 



18. fHiisfralioii of a Disf^lacenicitf. Tciuporary Rcsuli Sheet. 



Illustration of a Displacement in a 

 Tkansvaal Sknatk Election. 



84 J'olcrs eleet 8 Members froiii 1,^ Candidates. Quota 10.5. 



Tentative: Under Suggested Rules. 



Distribution of Whole 

 Votes given to Un- 

 successful Candidates Distribution of 3rd and (Jth Choices 

 counted on Grades. on Members' Surplus Votes. 



First '2nd 3rd 4th 6th Third Sixth Choices. 



Column II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII 



12 HJCHMCBA HJM HJC HMC BAC HA .« ?J ?i 



.75 .5 .25 .75 .5 .34 .16 .25 W '^ 



10 

 1 10 5 



1 .75 10.5 



1> 



c 

 o 



10 z 



.16 .16 



1 1 .75 .34 can get 7.09 



10.5 



1 .75 .5 .25 .'.25 10 5 1.25 



1 .5 .50 



1 7 



12 7o 



Note i. — Three votes, 21, D I M A C B ; 22. E I A J M C; 

 47. I D E B. appear in the column hea<l'cd 2nd as non-effective 

 votes for I I D as 2nd choices, Column II, 2nd, before their final 

 appearance for B, C, B resj)ectively in Cohuun II, 4th and 6th. 



Note 2. — When one candidate displaces another, as in the 

 instance above B dis])laces F and L, because he can get 7.09 

 votes, while F and L can only get 7 ( see Columns XII and XI), 

 the first result sheet which shows this is a tentative or temporary 

 one ; and we have a second or final result sheet, in which the 

 displaced member (in this case L) has his ballot-papers distri- 

 buted along with those of the other unsuccessful candidates. 



Explanation of the Above Tap.le. 



This is more complicated than the Hospital Board election, 

 but more interesting and instructive. In Cplumn I we have, as 

 before, the first-choices for each candidate. 



