Single Transferable Vote

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electoral system preferential voting system proportional representation system ranked voting system

Single Transferable Vote is a proportional representation electoral system in which voters rank candidates by preference and seats are allocated by transferring votes according to these rankings.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Single Transferable Vote canonical	6
Hare–Clark proportional representation	2
Single transferable vote	2
Hare system of proportional representation	1
Hare–Clark electoral system	1
Hare–Clark proportional representation system	1
Meek STV	1
PR-STV	1
single transferable vote	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T275153 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Single Transferable Vote
Context triple: [Northern Ireland Assembly, votingSystem, Single Transferable Vote]

A. congressional district method
The congressional district method is a system for allocating Electoral College votes in which one elector is awarded to the winner of each congressional district and the remaining two electors go to the statewide popular vote winner.
B. Westminster system
The Westminster system is a democratic parliamentary model, originating in the United Kingdom, characterized by a sovereign parliament, responsible government, and an executive drawn from and accountable to the legislature.
C. Electoral College
The Electoral College is the body of electors established by the U.S. Constitution that formally selects the President and Vice President of the United States based on state-by-state election results.
D. Electoral College of India
The Electoral College of India is the body comprising elected members of Parliament and state and union territory legislatures responsible for electing the President of India.
E. Assembly of the Republic
The Assembly of the Republic is Portugal’s unicameral national parliament, responsible for making laws, overseeing the government, and representing the Portuguese people.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Single Transferable Vote
Target entity description: Single Transferable Vote is a proportional representation electoral system in which voters rank candidates by preference and seats are allocated by transferring votes according to these rankings.

A. congressional district method
The congressional district method is a system for allocating Electoral College votes in which one elector is awarded to the winner of each congressional district and the remaining two electors go to the statewide popular vote winner.
B. Westminster system
The Westminster system is a democratic parliamentary model, originating in the United Kingdom, characterized by a sovereign parliament, responsible government, and an executive drawn from and accountable to the legislature.
C. Electoral College
The Electoral College is the body of electors established by the U.S. Constitution that formally selects the President and Vice President of the United States based on state-by-state election results.
D. Electoral College of India
The Electoral College of India is the body comprising elected members of Parliament and state and union territory legislatures responsible for electing the President of India.
E. Assembly of the Republic
The Assembly of the Republic is Portugal’s unicameral national parliament, responsible for making laws, overseeing the government, and representing the Portuguese people.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	electoral system ⓘ preferential voting system ⓘ proportional representation system ⓘ ranked voting system ⓘ
aimsTo	achieve proportional representation ⓘ minimize wasted votes ⓘ reflect voter preferences across multiple candidates ⓘ
allocates	multiple seats per district ⓘ
alternativeQuotaFormula	Hare quota ⓘ linked to: largest remainder method
ballotStructure	ordinal ⓘ
canBeUsedFor	local government elections ⓘ organizational and internal party elections ⓘ parliamentary elections ⓘ
commonQuotaFormula	Droop quota ⓘ
contrastsWith	Borda count ⓘ block voting ⓘ first-past-the-post ⓘ party-list proportional representation ⓘ single non-transferable vote ⓘ
hasAcronym	STV ⓘ
hasProperty	candidate-centered ⓘ non-party-list ⓘ
hasVariant	Meek STV ⓘ linked to: Single Transferable Vote Scottish STV rules ⓘ Weighted Inclusive Gregory method ⓘ
isUsedIn	Australian Senate elections ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Malta ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ Scottish local government elections ⓘ some elections in India ⓘ some elections in New Zealand ⓘ some local elections in the United States ⓘ
requires	counting in rounds ⓘ transfer of surplus votes ⓘ transfer of votes from eliminated candidates ⓘ
supports	independent candidates ⓘ minor parties ⓘ multi-member constituencies ⓘ
tendsTo	encourage inter-party cooperation ⓘ encourage intra-party competition ⓘ increase proportionality of outcomes ⓘ reduce single-party dominance ⓘ
usesBallotType	ranked ballot ⓘ
usesConcept	electoral quota ⓘ
usesMechanism	elimination of lowest-ranked candidates ⓘ quota-based election ⓘ surplus vote transfer ⓘ vote transfer ⓘ
usesPreferenceOrdering	voter-ranked candidates ⓘ

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