Dowdall system
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The Dowdall system is a preferential voting method in which voters rank candidates and each ranking is weighted by the reciprocal of its position, favoring broadly acceptable candidates over merely first-choice favorites.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dowdall method | 1 |
| Dowdall system canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7435317 — 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: Dowdall system Context triple: [Parliament of Nauru, votingSystem, Dowdall system]
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A.
Takhtajan system
The Takhtajan system is an influential 20th-century classification of flowering plants developed by Armenian-Russian botanist Armen Takhtajan, notable for its detailed phylogenetic approach and extensive use in botanical taxonomy before being superseded by molecular-based systems.
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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.
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C.
Ponsonby Rule
The Ponsonby Rule is a former constitutional convention in the United Kingdom that required most international treaties to be laid before Parliament for a set period before ratification, enhancing parliamentary scrutiny of treaty-making.
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D.
Droop quota
The Droop quota is a mathematical threshold used in proportional representation elections to determine the minimum number of votes a candidate needs to be elected.
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E.
Ryotwari system
The Ryotwari system was a land revenue arrangement in British India under which taxes were collected directly from individual peasant cultivators rather than through intermediaries.
- 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: Dowdall system Target entity description: The Dowdall system is a preferential voting method in which voters rank candidates and each ranking is weighted by the reciprocal of its position, favoring broadly acceptable candidates over merely first-choice favorites.
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A.
Takhtajan system
The Takhtajan system is an influential 20th-century classification of flowering plants developed by Armenian-Russian botanist Armen Takhtajan, notable for its detailed phylogenetic approach and extensive use in botanical taxonomy before being superseded by molecular-based systems.
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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.
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C.
Ponsonby Rule
The Ponsonby Rule is a former constitutional convention in the United Kingdom that required most international treaties to be laid before Parliament for a set period before ratification, enhancing parliamentary scrutiny of treaty-making.
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D.
Droop quota
The Droop quota is a mathematical threshold used in proportional representation elections to determine the minimum number of votes a candidate needs to be elected.
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E.
Ryotwari system
The Ryotwari system was a land revenue arrangement in British India under which taxes were collected directly from individual peasant cultivators rather than through intermediaries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
preferential voting system
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ranked voting method ⓘ |
| aggregationLevel | candidate-level score totals across all ballots ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Dowdall method
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linked to:
Dowdall system
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| appliesTo |
multi-winner elections
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single-winner elections ⓘ |
| ballotType | ordinal ranking ⓘ |
| category | positional scoring rule ⓘ |
| designGoal |
favor broadly acceptable candidates
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reduce dominance of mere first-choice favorites ⓘ |
| differenceFromBordaCount | uses reciprocal weights instead of linear weights ⓘ |
| favoringProperty | consensus candidates ⓘ |
| field |
social choice theory
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voting theory ⓘ |
| firstPreferenceWeight | 1 ⓘ |
| informationRequired | complete or partial ranking of candidates ⓘ |
| monotonicityProperty | monotone under standard interpretations ⓘ |
| normativeFeature |
dampens marginal value of lower preferences via decreasing weights
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rewards lower-ranked but widely ranked candidates ⓘ |
| nthPreferenceWeight | 1/n ⓘ |
| penalizingProperty | polarizing candidates ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Borda count ⓘ |
| scoreAggregation | sum of weighted preference scores ⓘ |
| scoreComputation | each voter contributes 1/k to candidate ranked k-th ⓘ |
| secondPreferenceWeight | 1/2 ⓘ |
| thirdPreferenceWeight | 1/3 ⓘ |
| treatmentOfUnrankedCandidates | typically receive zero points ⓘ |
| uses | cardinal-like scores derived from ordinal rankings ⓘ |
| usesBallots | ranked ballots ⓘ |
| usesScoringVector | (1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, ...) for successive ranks ⓘ |
| voterAction | ranks candidates in order of preference ⓘ |
| weightingRule | reciprocal of rank position ⓘ |
| winnerCriterion | candidate with highest total Dowdall score ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dowdall system Description of subject: The Dowdall system is a preferential voting method in which voters rank candidates and each ranking is weighted by the reciprocal of its position, favoring broadly acceptable candidates over merely first-choice favorites.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Dowdall system