Plurality Block Voting:How It Works

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“Voting is the most precious right of every citizen, and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our voting process.”

-Hillary Clinton

In this presentation...

●You will find out about the voting process for plurality block voting, which is also simply known as 'bloc vote'.

●You will find out about the count for this system

The Voter

● This system is used for areas where there are multiple seats available.

● The voter has as many votes as there are seats.

Candidate Party Choice

Tony Blair Labour X

Gordon Brown Labour X

David Cameron Conservative

Nick Clegg Liberal Democrat

William Hague Conservative

You can vote for whoever you want – regardless of party. However, as party would often field multiple candidates, they would typically receive all of a given person's votes.

The Counting Process

Candidate Party Votes

Tony Blair Labour 15,710

Gordon Brown Labour 15,730

David Cameron Conservative 15,701

Nick Clegg Liberal Democrat 9,776

William Hague Conservative 15,681

● In this example, there are two seats available..

● The two with the most votes win.

● The collective share of the vote held by a party does not matter.

● Blair and Brown win both seats. Combined or individually, the Labour candidates don't have a majority of the votes, but they still win due to having more votes than the others.

Summary

● This is basically a multi-vote version of Single Non-Transferable Vote. Because of that, it has similarities with First Past The Post.

● A party's total votes don't matter. It's all about individual candidate vote totals.

● In theory, even if a party fields multiple candidates, not all of them could be elected. Voters can choose whoever they want. However, they would typically choose all of the candidates from one party.

● It's a simple system for the voter and the counter.

● In an election where there are multiple candidates who are very similar (regardless of their party affiliation), it means decision making is easier for the voter.

● Tactical voting can happen in theory and it can be considered non-proportional.

Summary

● This is basically a multi-vote version of Single Non-Transferable Vote. Because of that, it has similarities with First Past The Post.

● A party's total votes don't matter. It's all about individual candidate vote totals.

● In theory, even if a party fields multiple candidates, not all of them could be elected. Voters can choose whoever they want. However, they would typically choose all of the candidates from one party.

● It's a simple system for the voter and the counter.

● In an election where there are multiple candidates who are very similar (regardless of their party affiliation), it means decision making is easier for the voter.

● Tactical voting can happen in theory and it can be considered non-proportional.