Outcomes of SV

• Outcomes of the supplementary vote (SV) system


  • Fewer votes are wasted than under FPTP- Green Party voters knew that their second-preference vote might count even if their first one didn't
  • Alliances with other parties are critical- Sadiq Khan won many second-preference votes from Green votes after promising to adopt environmentally friendly policies
  • The British National Party (BNP) won just over 13,000 votes in the 2016 mayoral election Non-moderate parties have little chance of winning under SV
• Outcomes of the supplementary vote (SV) system

  • Green Party voters knew that their second-preference vote might count even if their first one didn't
  • Sadiq Khan won many second-preference votes from Green votes after promising to adopt environmentally friendly policies
  • The British National Party (BNP) won just over 13,000 votes in the 2016 mayoral election Non-moderate parties have little chance of winning under SV
• Voters under SV


  Are able to choose a candidate they 'don't mind'
• The BNP could never win under SV because very few people would say they 'don't mind' the BNP
• SV ensures that the 'least hated' candidate wins
• Table 3.3 gives an assessment of the SV system