-One first preference vote
-One second preference vote
-win with 50% or more using first preference votes
-if there's no winner, all but top two are eliminated and second preference votes determine a winner
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What are two advantages of SV?
-easy to understand
-stops candidates from winning without lots of support (encouraging positive campaigning for second preference votes)
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What are three negatives of SV?
-votes can still be wasted
-the winner doesn't need 50% majority (just a win in the second round)
-not proportional to the region's wishes as just one candidate is elected
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How many wasted votes were there in the London Mayor elections during 2012?
During the first round 15% of votes were wasted, and in the second round 7% were wasted
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What percentage of the vote did Sadiq Khan win with in the 2016 London Mayor election?
56.8%
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Card 2
Front
What are two advantages of SV?
Back
-easy to understand
-stops candidates from winning without lots of support (encouraging positive campaigning for second preference votes)
Card 3
Front
What are three negatives of SV?
Back
Card 4
Front
How many wasted votes were there in the London Mayor elections during 2012?
Back
Card 5
Front
What percentage of the vote did Sadiq Khan win with in the 2016 London Mayor election?
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