Single Transferable Vote

• Used in Northern Ireland. Candidates are ranked by order of preference, if a candidate receives over 50% they win, if not lowest candidate is knocked out and votes are redistributed. Uses droop quota
• Advantages

  + Produces proportional outcome, 2017: DUP got 28% of the vote and 31% of the seats

  + Gives voters wider choice of candidates, 2022: 239 candidates

  + Helps smaller parties and idnepents be elected, 2017: 1.8% of seats won by independents (compared to 17 seats for Westminster)
• Disadvantages

  - More complicated, ballot was filled incorrectly in Scotland

  - Vote counting can take awhile, often between 1-2 days

  - Helps extremists be elected, Britannica Party put forward 4 candidates

  - Leads to donkey voting