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The Inverclyde, 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 (708 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. Pam Armstrong
  2. Michael McCormick
  3. Colin Jackson

Votes needed to win: 708 votes ⌊2,8283+1⌋+1\left\lfloor \frac{2,828}{3 + 1} \right\rfloor + 1

Votes needed to win: 708Pam ArmstrongElected in round 1Michael McCormickElected in round 1Colin JacksonElected in round 3Agnes McAuleyEliminated in final roundIan BrysonEliminated in final roundJim McElenyEliminated 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 3Pam ArmstrongMichael McCormickColin JacksonAgnes McAuleyIan BrysonJim McElenyExhausted34.2%26.6%21.2%8.2%6%25%25%24.3%14%6%25%25%25%16%6.2%Pam ArmstrongMichael McCormickColin JacksonAgnes McAuleyIan BrysonExhausted

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.

ArmstrongBrysonJacksonMcAuleyMcCormickMcElenyLegendElectedNot 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
Pam Armstrong
Michael McCormick
Colin Jackson
Agnes McAuley
Ian Bryson
Jim McEleny
Pam Armstrong0%48.3%49.8%73.4%80%82.2%
Michael McCormick51.7%0%53.7%54.7%87.8%78.3%
Colin Jackson50.2%46.3%0%54.5%87.4%76.9%
Agnes McAuley26.6%45.3%45.5%0%78.7%79.2%
Ian Bryson20%12.2%12.6%21.3%0%36.3%
Jim McEleny17.8%21.7%23.1%20.8%63.7%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
Pam Armstrong
Michael McCormick
Colin Jackson
Agnes McAuley
Ian Bryson
Jim McEleny
Exhausted
Pam Armstrong0%3.2%6.1%82.7%0.4%2.8%4.8%
Michael McCormick6.2%0%72.2%2.9%2.3%4%12.4%
Colin Jackson6.3%73.1%0%2.3%3.2%3.5%11.5%
Agnes McAuley85.3%3.5%1.3%0%0.9%3.9%5.2%
Ian Bryson5.3%16%48.5%0%0%4.7%25.4%
Jim McEleny18.5%22.2%8.3%25%4.6%0%21.3%

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