Sentences with phrase «at voters preferences»

The problem with predicted outcomes of AV based on, for example, successive YouGov polls looking at voters preferences is that they really only tell us about short term effects on the relative position of the big established parties.

Not exact matches

In the single - vote plurality system, both of those voters will likely feel they have to misrepresent their preferences at the polls.

This system is employed to elect single office - holders for a whole regional or local authority area (spanning many constituencies or wards, and sometimes called «at large» elections) while taking account of the preferences of as many voters as possible.

As noticed by Satterthwaite, the original theorem immediately implies that, on the subset of configurations where all voters have strict preferences, the system is dictatorial (given the usual assumptions, i.e. non-manipulability and at least 3 eligible candidates).

At least one of the candidates is feeling out potential Republican voters, as a recent poll asked about name recognition and preference for Massey, Faulkner, Ulrich and Catsimatidis.

Although it is not regarded as truly proportional by campaigners for electoral reform, AV is favoured by some because it maintains the constituency link, ensures elected MPs have the support of at least 50 per cent of voters and allows supporters of minority parties to express opinion through their first vote while giving their second preference to a mainstream party.

It's worth taking a close look at the crosstabs, which include information on favorability, support for President Obama and voters» preferences in the gubernatorial horserace — all of which will undoubtedly play a role in the general elections.

In order to gain more seats at Westminster under AV the Lib Dems would need to have enough candidates who are the natural first preference of enough voters to benefit from AV.

Academics at Essex University have analysed the 2010 general election results together with survey data on voters» second and third preferences, and estimated that the Lib Dems would have gained an extra 32 seats under AV.

Yet Labour are fearful of Goldsmith's ability to reach out to Lib Dem and Green voters because of his opposition to a third runway at Heathrow, especially after former Green mayoral candidate Baroness Jenny Jones appeared to endorse a second preference for Goldsmith earlier this year.

Looking at the second choice candidate of likely Republican primary voters with a candidate preference, Kasich, 36 %, tops the list followed by Cruz, 32 %, and Trump, 15 %.

The ERS report on party funding looks at how to break down the stalemate by testing the latest recommendations against voter preferences.

A new study by researchers at Dartmouth College and The Australian National University finds that the Republican Party's advantage when it rains may be due in part to voters changing their partisan preference that day.

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A number of systems are available to let voters express their preferences by electronic means at the polling station.

Building psychographic profiles of individual voters based on their lifestyles and preferences could be hugely powerful, thinks Chris Sumner, research director at the Online Privacy Foundation.