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Explanation of thk Ai-ovf 'J'ap-le. 



In Column II. 2nd of the new hnal result sheet the changes 

 owing to the distribution of I/s votes are very simple : two 

 votes, LB, go to B as second-choice votes, giving him five in 

 puace of three, JB and the other five votes are exhausted. The 

 vote BA, being retained as a first-choice vote for B, no longer 

 goes to A. who thus gets only one second-choice vote, HA, in 

 place of the two BA and HA which he got before. Votes 47 

 and 20 go to B in Column II. 4th, and 11, 6th, respectively. 



At the third count, Column il. 3rd, A gets the third-choice 

 vote 22.EIA ; this gives him the quota, and leaves that vote == . 5, 

 Column \TII. I,, of course, loses the vote EBL. which has 

 gone as a second-choice vote to B. Columns III and IV are 

 as before, but the old Column \' is gone, a^^ the vote BA, which 

 went as a third-choice vote to C. is now retained for B. At 

 the new third count, Coliunns III and IV, C needs .5, and gets 

 from HJC .75 and from HMC .5. together 1.25. Two-fifths 

 of this is .5; so two-fifths of each of these two votes are 

 retained for C, which leaves HJC .45, Column V; and HMC 

 .3, Column VII. 



At the fourth and fifth counts, no changes are made. 



At the sixth count B gets one vote. Column II. Oth. from 

 vote 21. DIMACB; and '75 and .3 in Columns VI and VII. 

 D gets .45 in Column V; and C gets .5 in Column VIII. 



This finishes the election on sixth-choice votes, in exact 

 accordance with the voters' wishes. Five votes, plumpers for 

 L, were exhausted. Of the other 79 all were effective in 

 helping to elect the members, except the value of .95 on two 

 votes for C and D, one of which, vote 23, helped to elect A, the 

 other 44 helped to elect both J and C. The elected members are G, 

 J, M, K, A, C. B, F. Vote 2^. E I A J M C B D, . 5, and Vote 44, 

 HJCAMDIEB, .45. at the eighth and ninth choices respec- 

 tively both go to B. gi^'ing him 10 votes, and concentrating all 

 the available 79 votes on the 8 members ; 5 votes were plumpers 

 for L, an unsuccessful candidate. This gives us proportional 

 representation as far as the marking of the ballot papers allow. 



We shall now examine the same election carried out on 

 Senate rules : — ■ 



20. Same Election under Senate Rules, when every Trans- 

 ferred Vote is transferred in part or whole as a Lower Grade 

 Vote to anoflier Candidate than one marked on the same Ballot 

 Paper to whom it is counted under the Suggested Rules, and 

 9.28 votes can take no part in electing the members, or in secur- 

 ing Representation, and two other members, H and L, are in 

 consequence elected on yth, Sth, gth, and loth choice votes in 

 place of B and F. 



