Steve Barney wrote: > > [...] The BC is not always proportional, but it is under > certain, arguably the most appropriate, conditions, as when 2 blocs of voters > are completely polarized and vote the reverse of each other. For example, if, > as in some voting rights court cases based on racism, the preference order of > virtually all the black voters is the reverse of virtually all of the white > voters, the blacks may elect someone with the same proportion as is required by > the Hare method. If there as two seats and four candidates, for example, a > minority bloc (such as voters who prefer A>B>C) may elect its most preferred > candidate with just over 1/3 of the electorate, even though the majority bloc > may prefer the reverse, C>B>A. [...] The problem is, the results depend heavily on how many candidates each group decides to run.
