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preferential voting

noun

  1. a system of voting designed to permit the voter to indicate an order of preference for the candidates on the ballot.


preferential voting

noun

  1. a system of voting in which the electors signify their choices, as of candidates, in order of preference
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of preferential voting1

First recorded in 1865–70
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Example Sentences

This is the weak point in Preferential Voting; any small section can ensure the rejection of a general favourite.

A second method is to use Preferential Voting to decide which candidate should be eliminated at each successive count.

This city should elect its municipal officers by preferential voting.

Proportional representation and preferential voting I have mentioned.

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