Hare Quota - An Example of Use in STV

An Example of Use in STV

To see how the Hare quota works in an STV election imagine an election in which there are 2 seats to be filled and 3 candidates: Andrea, Carter and Brad. There are 100 voters as follows:

60 voters

  1. Andrea
  2. Carter

14 voters

  1. Carter

26 voters

  1. Brad
  2. Andrea

There are 100 voters and 2 seats. The Hare quota is therefore:

To begin the count the first preferences cast for each candidate are tallied and are as follows:

  • Andrea: 60
  • Carter: 14
  • Brad: 26

Andrea has more than 50 votes. She therefore has reached the quota and is declared elected. She has 10 votes more than the quota so these votes are transferred to Carter, as specified on the ballots. The tallies therefore become:

  • Carter: 24
  • Brad: 26

Brad is thus elected.

Result: The elected candidates are Andrea and Brad.

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