ext_120514 ([identity profile] hobbitomm.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] tobyaw 2011-04-22 04:19 pm (UTC)

Or when the vote of one side is split. Say....

Labour 30%
Tory 25%
Lib Dem 12%
UKIP 15%
BNP 8%
Independant Unionist 5%
League of British Fascists 5%

So, the Fascists get eliminated in the first round (yay!), and we'll say their 2nd preference go to the BNP, with a 3rd preference to Tory when BNP get eliminated in the 3rd round

The unionists will also drain to the Tories (eventually).

Assume the BNP slip 3:1 to labour, and UKIP all to the Tories and after the lower votes are eliminated, down to the big 3, we end up with

Labour 36%
Tory 52%
Lib Dem 12%

A clear right-wing feeling in the constituency is respected by AV, but not by FPTP, which would elect Labour.

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