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The Eilean Siar, Scotland May 2022 was held on May 5, 2022. 3 seats were filled using Single Transferable Vote from 8 candidates over 7 rounds.

In STV, candidates who reach the quota (327 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. Paul Francis Steele
  2. Susan Thomson
  3. Iain Murdoch Macleod

Votes needed to win: 327 votes ⌊1,3063+1⌋+1\left\lfloor \frac{1,306}{3 + 1} \right\rfloor + 1

Votes needed to win: 327Paul Francis SteeleElected in round 4Susan ThomsonElected in round 6Iain Murdoch MacleodElected in round 8Donnie SteeleEliminated in round 7Roddy MackayEliminated in round 5Iain Archie MacneilEliminated in round 3Calum MacmillanEliminated in round 2Andrew Veitch WalkerEliminated in round 1

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 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7Paul Francis SteeleSusan ThomsonIain Murdoch MacleodRoddy MackayDonnie SteeleIain Archie MacneilCalum MacmillanAndrew Veitch WalkerExhausted21.1%16.9%13.6%13.5%11.9%10.6%7%5.5%22.2%17.6%14.4%13.9%12.3%11.3%7.5%23.4%18.6%15.7%14.2%13.8%12.2%27%20.1%19.1%15.1%15.3%25%20.2%19.6%15.6%16.1%25%25.3%23.1%19.6%7%25%25%23.3%19.7%7%Paul Francis SteeleSusan ThomsonIain Murdoch MacleodDonnie SteeleExhausted

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.

MackayMacleodMacmillanMacneilSteeleSteeleThomsonWalkerLegendElectedNot 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
Iain Murdoch Macleod
Paul Francis Steele
Susan Thomson
Donnie Steele
Roddy Mackay
Iain Archie Macneil
Calum Macmillan
Andrew Veitch Walker
Iain Murdoch Macleod0%38.9%48.9%49.7%50.1%52.7%64.1%65.3%
Paul Francis Steele61.1%0%62.6%62.6%63.8%65.6%74.4%76.3%
Susan Thomson51.1%37.4%0%49.6%52.9%54%67.4%65.2%
Donnie Steele50.3%37.4%50.4%0%52%53.7%65.8%66.5%
Roddy Mackay49.9%36.2%47.1%48%0%50.5%63.2%64.4%
Iain Archie Macneil47.3%34.4%46%46.3%49.5%0%63.8%61.1%
Calum Macmillan35.9%25.6%32.6%34.2%36.8%36.2%0%48.9%
Andrew Veitch Walker34.7%23.7%34.8%33.5%35.6%38.9%51.1%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
Iain Murdoch Macleod
Paul Francis Steele
Susan Thomson
Donnie Steele
Roddy Mackay
Iain Archie Macneil
Calum Macmillan
Andrew Veitch Walker
Exhausted
Iain Murdoch Macleod0%31.6%3.4%13%7.3%19.8%6.2%6.2%12.4%
Paul Francis Steele9.5%0%15.3%27.3%14.2%17.8%4.7%6.9%4.4%
Susan Thomson6.8%23.1%0%8.6%23.1%7.2%13.6%5.4%12.2%
Donnie Steele10.3%29.7%9.7%0%10.3%6.5%4.5%10.3%18.7%
Roddy Mackay15.9%18.2%27.8%12.5%0%7.4%4.5%5.7%8%
Iain Archie Macneil27.5%25.4%8%12.3%4.3%0%9.4%6.5%6.5%
Calum Macmillan15.2%16.3%12%17.4%3.3%12%0%7.6%16.3%
Andrew Veitch Walker15.3%20.8%12.5%8.3%8.3%12.5%8.3%0%13.9%

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