Supplementary vote

• SV is a majoritarian system rather than proportional as it ensures that the winning candidate receives As close to an Absolute majority
• Advantages of the SV

  • Winning candidat Can usually claim to have an overall majority of support
  • It is relatively simple for voters to understand
  • Voters' first and second choices are relevant
• Drawbacks of the system

  • SV still promotes a two-party system, as smaller parties have little chance of winning
  • The winning candidate may win on second choices despite being behind on the number of first preferences they received
  • It can still result in wasted votes if a voter does not choose either of the candidates who make it to the second round of counting
• advantges-It has allowed some independent candidates to win; for example 12 out of 40 Police and Crime Commissioners were independents in the 2012 contest, although the number fell in the second elections in 2016.