stv.vote // Falkirk, Scotland Falkirk South

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

In STV, candidates who reach the quota (1,527 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. Lorna Binnie
  2. Sarah Patrick
  3. Euan Stainbank

Votes needed to win: 1,527 votes ⌊6,1063+1⌋+1\left\lfloor \frac{6,106}{3 + 1} \right\rfloor + 1

Votes needed to win: 1,527Lorna BinnieElected in round 1Sarah PatrickElected in round 1Euan StainbankElected in round 3Emma Lindsey RussellEliminated in final roundHunter ThomsonEliminated in final roundRichard WilsonEliminated 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 3Lorna BinnieSarah PatrickEuan StainbankEmma Lindsey RussellHunter ThomsonRichard WilsonExhausted30.2%28.6%22.3%11.5%5.7%25%25%24.4%15.5%6.8%25%25%26.2%15.7%7.3%Lorna BinnieSarah PatrickEuan StainbankEmma Lindsey RussellHunter ThomsonExhausted

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.

BinniePatrickRussellStainbankThomsonWilsonLegendElectedNot 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
Lorna Binnie
Sarah Patrick
Euan Stainbank
Emma Lindsey Russell
Hunter Thomson
Richard Wilson
Lorna Binnie0%57.2%52.7%67.9%72.9%72.1%
Sarah Patrick42.8%0%43.6%45.1%51.7%68.6%
Euan Stainbank47.3%56.4%0%50%61.5%80.6%
Emma Lindsey Russell32.1%54.9%50%0%68.9%69.9%
Hunter Thomson27.1%48.3%38.5%31.1%0%66.2%
Richard Wilson27.9%31.4%19.4%30.1%33.8%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
Lorna Binnie
Sarah Patrick
Euan Stainbank
Emma Lindsey Russell
Hunter Thomson
Richard Wilson
Exhausted
Lorna Binnie0%1.8%5.1%81%7%0.7%4.4%
Sarah Patrick2.8%0%44.7%1.1%3.8%12.4%35.1%
Euan Stainbank9.8%23.8%0%5.6%16.2%15.2%29.3%
Emma Lindsey Russell83.9%1.1%4.1%0%7.3%0.9%2.7%
Hunter Thomson29.8%5.8%21.4%24.3%0%11%7.8%
Richard Wilson5.6%24.1%20.4%8.3%21.3%0%20.4%

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