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}-is the Electoral Code required by the Suffrage a
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}-Single Transferable Vote Definitions{{br{}{L{I{{
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elation to any stage of the count) a candidate who
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te as first preference{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I11.1.5
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te equal to or greater than the threshold{z{{br{}
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ge of the count when they are elected and the thre
shold{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I11.1.7 'tabulator' mean
s the Electoral Commissioner or an expert tabulato
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eans (in relation a candidate) a ballot showing th
at candidate as second or subsequent preference pr
eference{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I11.1.9 'trailing can
didate' means the candidate who (in relation to an
y stage of the count) has the smallest number of v
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br{}{L{I11.2 Any calculation under this Section is
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ulator must first count the primary votes for each
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{{br{}{L{I11.4 The tabulator must calculate the th
reshold of votes required for election by dividing
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he number of seats and increasing the result to th
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w to elect a candidate{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I11.5 If 
(at any stage of the count) any candidate reaches 
the threshold that candidate is elected, but if 2 
or more candidates are elected, the tabulator must
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the last stage of the count when the leading candi
dates were not tied, and if the leading candidates
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ust be determined by lot.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IHow t
o transfer a surplus{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I11.6 If (a
t any stage of the count) a candidate is elected a
nd their total vote is greater than the threshold 
their surplus must be transferred to the continuin
g candidates according to the next available prefe
rence shown on each ballot.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I11.
6.1 The tabulator shall transfer only those ballot
s received by an elected candidate at the count or
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st count the transferable votes according to the n
ext available preference shown on each ballot and 
set aside the exhausted votes.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
11.6.3 The tabulator must then calculate a transfe
r value by dividing the surplus by the number of t
ransferable votes and reducing the result (if grea
ter than 1) to 1.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I11.6.4 The ta
bulator must then transfer the product of the numb
er of votes and the transfer value to each continu
ing candidate.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I11.6.5 If (at an
y stage of the count) 2 or more surpluses arise th
e larger or largest surplus must be transferred fi
rst, but if it is necessary to decide which of 2 o
r more equal surpluses is to be transferred, the t
abulator must transfer the surplus of the elected 
candidate who was leading at the last stage of the
 count when the elected candidates were not tied, 
and if the elected candidates were tied at all sta
ges of the count the matter must be determined by 
lot.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I11.6.6 A surplus arising a
t an earlier stage of the count must be transferre
d before a surplus arising at a later stage of the
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ate{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I11.7. If (at any stage of t
he count) all surpluses have been transferred and 
no candidate has reached the threshold, the tabula
tor must then exclude the trailing candidate, but 
if it is necessary to decide which of 2 or more eq
ual candidates is to be excluded, the tabulator mu
st exclude the candidate who was trailing at the l
ast stage of the count when the trailing candidate
s were not tied, and if the trailing candidates we
re tied at all stages of the count the matter must
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ach ballot received by an excluded candidate must 
be transferred at the value at which it was receiv
ed by that candidate according to the next availab
le preference.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I11.7.2 The next 
trailing candidate must be excluded after each tra
nsfer under this Section until such time as anothe
r candidate is elected.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IHow to 
complete the election{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I11.8. The
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lected candidate or excluding the next trailing ca
ndidate must continue until:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I11
.8.1 the number of elected candidates is equal to 
the number of seats to be filled{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
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equal to the number of seats still to be filled, w
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didate with an absolute majority of the votes and 
only one seat remains to be filled.{{br{}{L{I{{br
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ndidate achieves a quota there must be a runoff el
ection 7 days later between the between the 2 cand
idates who are leading when the count is finished.
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