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Meanings of alternative vote in English
Voting method for single-seat elections, where voters rank the candidates in order of preference; ballots are initially counted for each voter’s top choice, losers are eliminated one-by-one, with losers' ballots redistributed till 1 candidate remains.
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The referendum on the alternative vote is the referendum that no one wants.
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Look at the defeated alternative vote referendum in 2011.
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The principle of the alternative vote is extremely simple.
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The alternative vote undoubtedly possesses many and valuable advantages as compared with the second ballot.
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Probable effect of the alternative vote in England.
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Mr. Deakin's failure to carry the alternative vote.
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The poll was conducted using the alternative vote system, and votes were cast by post and online.
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Both candidates vying at this station in the " alternative vote" represented the ruling Democratic Party.
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It will, therefore, be sufficient to consider what effect the alternative vote would have in single-member areas.
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Hancock also said that holding the referendum on the alternative vote next May would be a big mistake.
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Miliband makes clear he believes in reform when he tells the Guardian today that he supports the alternative vote system.
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At that level, even getting a "yes" for the alternative vote wouldn't help their longer term prospects very much.
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May 5 - Britons reject a Lib Dem-sponsored referendum on changing the electoral system to " alternative vote" from first-past-the-post.
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They include the alternative vote - in which voters rank candidates by order of preference instead of just voting for one.
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Nick Clegg's response to the humiliation of the alternative vote referendum and the local elections has been to press for greater differentiation.
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He could, if he was around now, say the same thing about the battle over the alternative vote referendum in the UK.
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Translations for alternative vote
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Alternative vote across language varieties
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