stv.vote // Aberdeenshire, Scotland East Garioch

The Aberdeenshire, Scotland May 2022 was held on May 5, 2022. 4 seats were filled using Single Transferable Vote from 6 candidates over 3 rounds.

In STV, candidates who reach the quota (844 votes) are elected. Surplus votes above the quota are transferred to voters' next preferences. When no candidate reaches the quota, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated and their votes are transferred.

Elected candidates:

  1. Glen Reid
  2. Dominic Lonchay
  3. Jim Gifford
  4. Trevor Booth Mason

Votes needed to win: 844 votes ⌊4,2154+1⌋+1\left\lfloor \frac{4,215}{4 + 1} \right\rfloor + 1

Votes needed to win: 844Dominic LonchayElected in round 1Glen ReidElected in round 1Jim GiffordElected in round 3Trevor Booth MasonElected in round 3Rosanna DobbinEliminated in final roundDrew CullinaneEliminated in round 2

STV Rounds

This Sankey diagram shows the votes of each remaining candidate at each round, as well as the breakdown of votes transferred when each candidate was elected (surplus transfers) or eliminated.

Note that the tabulation (but not the winner) may differ from the official count. You can read more about why this is.

Round 1Round 2Round 3Glen ReidDominic LonchayTrevor Booth MasonRosanna DobbinJim GiffordDrew CullinaneExhausted41%27.4%9.4%7.7%7.6%6.9%20%20%18.1%13.6%15.2%11.3%20%20%20.1%15.1%21.4%Glen ReidDominic LonchayTrevor Booth MasonRosanna DobbinJim GiffordExhausted

Candidate Clustering

This visualization shows candidates positioned based on second-choice transfers. Candidates whose voters frequently rank each other appear closer together, forming natural "clusters" or voting blocs.

Distance is based on the First Alternate table below — if voters who rank candidate A first often rank candidate B second (and vice versa), they'll appear close together. In STV, proportional representation means winners should be distributed across different clusters, representing diverse voter preferences.

Circle size indicates first-round vote share. Green circles are elected candidates. Hover over candidates to see their top second-choice transfers.

CullinaneDobbinGiffordLonchayMasonReidLegendElectedNot elected

Pairwise Preferences

For every pair of candidates, this table shows the fraction of voters who preferred one to the other. A preference means that either a voter ranks a candidate ahead of the other, or ranks one candidate but does not list the other. Ballots which rank neither candidate are not counted towards the percent counts.

Note: In multi-seat STV elections, pairwise preferences show overall voter sentiment but don't directly determine outcomes, since votes transfer through multiple elimination and surplus rounds.

Less-preferred Candidate
Preferred Candidate
Glen Reid
Dominic Lonchay
Jim Gifford
Trevor Booth Mason
Rosanna Dobbin
Drew Cullinane
Glen Reid0%57.6%62.8%60.3%66.7%64.1%
Dominic Lonchay42.4%0%52.3%50.1%54.7%53.7%
Jim Gifford37.2%47.7%0%45.5%52.5%53%
Trevor Booth Mason39.7%49.9%54.5%0%59.1%55.3%
Rosanna Dobbin33.3%45.3%47.5%40.9%0%47.3%
Drew Cullinane35.9%46.3%47%44.7%52.7%0%

First Alternate

For every pair of candidates, this table shows the fraction of voters who ranked one candidate first ranked the other candidate second.

Second Choice
First Choice
Glen Reid
Dominic Lonchay
Jim Gifford
Trevor Booth Mason
Rosanna Dobbin
Drew Cullinane
Exhausted
Glen Reid0%4.1%13.1%17.6%18.4%16.4%30.4%
Dominic Lonchay3.4%0%19.2%26.6%13%11.8%26%
Jim Gifford10%19.6%0%11.8%3.4%44.5%10.6%
Trevor Booth Mason18.8%18.3%15.3%0%22.9%12.8%11.8%
Rosanna Dobbin21.1%13.9%5.6%37.2%0%6.5%15.8%
Drew Cullinane16.6%10.3%43.8%11.7%9.3%0%8.3%

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