To be clearer: > In your scenario 55% of people hate 50% of the winners and 45% hate > (ranked last) 50% of the winners. If the Center and Right win, only > 45% of the voters hate 50% of the winners and everyone else is happy.
In summation: In your example, applying the Droop quota criteria, 100% of the voters hate (rank dead last) 50% of the winners. Looking at all voters' 2nd choices equally, only 45% of voters hate (rank dead last) 50% of the winners -- a much more palatable outcome for more voters. Clearly a larger proportion of people will be more satisfied with the results of government in your example, without the use of the Droop quota criteria. -- Kathy Dopp http://electionmathematics.org Town of Colonie, NY 12304 "One of the best ways to keep any conversation civil is to support the discussion with true facts." Fundamentals of Verifiable Elections http://kathydopp.com/wordpress/?p=174 View some of my research on my SSRN Author page: http://ssrn.com/author=1451051 ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
