transferable vote

British  

noun

1. a vote that is transferred to a second candidate indicated by the voter if the first is eliminated from the ballot

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Example Sentences

But it may also be because this race uses a single transferable vote system - and in a tight contest, second-preference votes could turn out to be crucial.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2023

Voters under the new system will elect three City Council candidates per district using a form of ranked-choice voting known as proportional representation or single transferable vote.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2022

Under the single transferable vote system, ballots are counted in rounds with city council candidates only needing 25% of the vote to win.

From Washington Times • Nov. 2, 2022

In Northern Ireland, the single transferable vote method is used, where each voter ranks candidates in order of preference, marking 1 beside their most preferred candidate, 2 beside their second choice, and so on.

From The Guardian • May 7, 2019

Voting with the single transferable vote ceases to be a purely mechanical operation, the voter becomes conscious of the fact that in voting he is selecting a representative.

From Proportional Representation A Study in Methods of Election by Humphreys, John H.