Alternative Vote

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

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/ɔlˈtərnətɪv voʊt/

The case for the alternative vote is that the system gives ( some ) weight to voters ' second preferences and prevents anyone being elected without the support of half the voters, however lukewarm.
Even if the alternative vote is not the official system, voters will tend to behave as if it were.
There was no alternative for them but to vote in favour.
It could also provide an alternative route for oil out of southern Sudan, a semi-autonomous region due to vote on independence from the Khartoum regime in a referendum in 2011.
He did, however, provide an alternative for anyone who wanted to oust heath, but couldn't bring themselves to vote for a woman.

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