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Alternative Vote

British

noun

AV. (modifier) of or relating to a system of voting in which voters list the candidates in order of preference. If no candidate obtains more than 50% of first-preference votes, the votes for the bottom candidate are redistributed according to the voters' next preference See proportional representation

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But what might have happened if the UK had backed the Alternative Vote at general elections?

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2021

Ballots cast in the Alternative Vote Referendum will be counted at 1600 BST.

From BBC • May 6, 2011

Mr Miliband will give his first major speech on the Alternative Vote and will say the "time is ripe for change".

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2011

We will whip both Parliamentary parties in both Houses to support a simple majority referendum on the Alternative Vote, without prejudice to the positions parties will take during such a referendum.

From The Guardian • Sep. 17, 2010

But Labour MP Martin Linton is a fan and made the link between the Alternative Vote model and the X Factor model.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2010

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