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Originally Posted by lancsdave
I'll be voting for it. If a seat is being contested by 2 people then fair enough the person with the majority of votes is the winner. However if more than 2 people are standing it's fairly common that the winner with the most votes does not actually have the majority of the votes.
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Candidates can win under AV without gaining over 50% of the vote too.
The people that come 2nd, 3rd or 4th in the popular vote shouldn't end up being elected.
I'll be voting no but it's hardly a burning issue.