stv.vote // Dumfries And Galloway, Scotland Annandale North

The Dumfries And Galloway, Scotland May 2022 was held on May 5, 2022. 4 seats were filled using Single Transferable Vote from 7 candidates over 2 rounds.

In STV, candidates who reach the quota (1,149 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. Stephen Thompson
  2. Gail Macgregor
  3. Lynne Davis
  4. Carolyne Wilson

Votes needed to win: 1,149 votes 5,7414+1+1\left\lfloor \frac{5,741}{4 + 1} \right\rfloor + 1

Votes needed to win: 1,149Gail MacgregorElected in round 1Stephen ThompsonElected in round 1Lynne DavisElected in round 2Carolyne WilsonElected in round 2Doug FairbairnEliminated in final roundJennifer Vivien NorrisEliminated in final roundMarion CollinsEliminated in final round

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 2Stephen ThompsonGail MacgregorLynne DavisCarolyne WilsonDoug FairbairnJennifer Vivien NorrisMarion CollinsExhausted30%20.1%19.4%13.9%10.8%20%20%20.5%20.3%11%5.5%Stephen ThompsonGail MacgregorLynne DavisCarolyne WilsonDoug FairbairnJennifer Vivien NorrisMarion CollinsExhausted

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.

CollinsDavisFairbairnMacgregorNorrisThompsonWilsonLegendElectedNot 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
Stephen Thompson
Gail Macgregor
Lynne Davis
Carolyne Wilson
Doug Fairbairn
Jennifer Vivien Norris
Marion Collins
Stephen Thompson0%44.2%45.4%59.4%46.1%73.5%88.4%
Gail Macgregor55.8%0%54.1%59.3%52.8%64%79%
Lynne Davis54.6%45.9%0%57.9%57.3%62.8%78.1%
Carolyne Wilson40.6%40.7%42.1%0%43.3%59%79.7%
Doug Fairbairn53.9%47.2%42.7%56.7%0%61.7%77.2%
Jennifer Vivien Norris26.5%36%37.2%41%38.3%0%78.7%
Marion Collins11.6%21%21.9%20.3%22.8%21.3%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
Stephen Thompson
Gail Macgregor
Lynne Davis
Carolyne Wilson
Doug Fairbairn
Jennifer Vivien Norris
Marion Collins
Exhausted
Stephen Thompson0%3.7%2.9%25.8%1.3%38.7%9.5%18.1%
Gail Macgregor2.1%0%36.4%3.6%46.7%1%0.5%9.6%
Lynne Davis2.4%23%0%2.1%65.4%0.9%0.4%5.7%
Carolyne Wilson23%9.7%6.4%0%3.3%21.3%2.8%33.6%
Doug Fairbairn1.9%59.4%31.4%1.8%0%0.3%0.2%5%
Jennifer Vivien Norris46%4.2%4.2%26.2%0.4%0%2.7%16.3%
Marion Collins45.6%1.5%5.9%10.3%2.9%14.7%0%19.1%

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