Loading ballots from file 20_6_5000_2048723651.blt. Ballot file contains 20 candidates and 5000 ballots. No candidates have withdrawn. Ballot file contains 5000 non-empty ballots. Counting votes for ElectionTitle using Meek STV. 20 candidates running for 6 seats. R|1 |2 |3 |4 |5 |6 |-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------- |7 |8 |9 |10 |11 |12 |-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------- |13 |14 |15 |16 |17 |18 |-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------- |19 |20 |Exhausted |Surplus |Threshold ========================================================================== 1| 67.000000| 984.000000| 67.000000| 985.000000| 66.000000| 985.000000 | 67.000000| 985.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 0.000000|1081.857140| 714.285715 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count of first choices. Candidates 2, 4, 6, and 8 have reached the | threshold and are elected. ========================================================================== 2| 67.000000| 714.286584| 67.000000| 714.286540| 66.000000| 714.286540 | 67.000000| 714.286540| 67.000000| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000|1147.853796| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 0.000000| 433.571425| 714.285715 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who | have exceeded the threshold: 2, 0.725901; 4, 0.725164; 6, 0.725164; | and 8, 0.725164. Candidate 17 has reached the threshold and is | elected. ========================================================================== 3| 67.000000| 714.286584| 67.000000| 714.286540| 66.000000| 714.286540 | 67.000000| 714.286540| 475.636993| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 714.286457| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 24.930346| 17.811476| 710.724237 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who | have exceeded the threshold: 2, 0.725901; 4, 0.725164; 6, 0.725164; 8, | 0.725164; and 17, 0.622280. ========================================================================== 4| 67.000000| 710.724504| 67.000000| 710.724780| 66.000000| 710.724780 | 67.000000| 710.724780| 484.417024| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 719.546304| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 25.137828| 8.972163| 710.694597 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who | have exceeded the threshold: 2, 0.722281; 4, 0.721548; 6, 0.721548; 8, | 0.721548; and 17, 0.619177. ========================================================================== 5| 67.000000| 710.694984| 67.000000| 710.695230| 66.000000| 710.695230 | 67.000000| 710.695230| 492.813007| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 710.768011| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 25.638308| 0.433190| 710.623099 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who | have exceeded the threshold: 2, 0.722251; 4, 0.721518; 6, 0.721518; 8, | 0.721518; and 17, 0.611561. ========================================================================== 6| 67.000000| 710.623152| 67.000000| 710.623325| 66.000000| 710.623325 | 67.000000| 710.623325| 493.061164| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 710.799714| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 25.645995| 0.182836| 710.622001 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who | have exceeded the threshold: 2, 0.722178; 4, 0.721445; 6, 0.721445; 8, | 0.721445; and 17, 0.611437. ========================================================================== 7| 67.000000| 710.622168| 67.000000| 710.622340| 66.000000| 710.622340 | 67.000000| 710.622340| 493.226602| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 710.625419| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 25.658791| 0.013742| 710.620173 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who | have exceeded the threshold: 2, 0.722177; 4, 0.721444; 6, 0.721444; 8, | 0.721444; and 17, 0.611285. ========================================================================== 8| 67.000000| 710.620200| 67.000000| 710.620370| 66.000000| 710.620370 | 67.000000| 710.620370| 493.234480| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 710.625585| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 25.658625| 0.005910| 710.620197 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who | have exceeded the threshold: 2, 0.722175; 4, 0.721442; 6, 0.721442; 8, | 0.721442; and 17, 0.611281. ========================================================================== 9| 67.000000| 710.620200| 67.000000| 710.620370| 66.000000| 710.620370 | 67.000000| 710.620370| 493.238419| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 710.620937| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 25.659334| 0.001767| 710.620096 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who | have exceeded the threshold: 2, 0.722175; 4, 0.721442; 6, 0.721442; 8, | 0.721442; and 17, 0.611277. ========================================================================== 10| 67.000000| 710.620200| 67.000000| 710.620370| 66.000000| 710.620370 | 67.000000| 710.620370| 493.238419| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 710.620937| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 25.659334| 0.001767| 710.620096 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who | have exceeded the threshold: 2, 0.722175; 4, 0.721442; 6, 0.721442; 8, | 0.721442; and 17, 0.611277. ========================================================================== 11| 67.000000| 710.620200| 67.000000| 710.620370| 66.000000| 710.620370 | 67.000000| 710.620370| 493.238419| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 710.620937| | 66.000000| 66.000000| 91.659334| 47.144627| 701.191524 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after eliminating 18 and transferring votes. Candidates tied | within precision of computations. Candidates 5, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, | 16, 18, 19, and 20 were tied when choosing candidates to eliminate. | Candidate 18 was chosen by breaking the tie randomly. ========================================================================== 12| 67.000000| 701.192496| 67.000000| 701.191950| 66.000000| 701.191950 | 67.000000| 701.191950| 517.098913| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 723.938924| | 66.000000| 66.000000| 92.193817| 23.131420| 701.115170 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who | have exceeded the threshold: 2, 0.712594; 4, 0.711870; 6, 0.711870; 8, | 0.711870; and 17, 0.603166. ========================================================================== 13| 67.000000| 701.115744| 67.000000| 701.116105| 66.000000| 701.116105 | 67.000000| 701.116105| 538.793950| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 701.293069| | 66.000000| 66.000000| 93.448922| 1.077783| 700.935869 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who | have exceeded the threshold: 2, 0.712516; 4, 0.711793; 6, 0.711793; 8, | 0.711793; and 17, 0.584150. ========================================================================== 14| 67.000000| 700.936656| 67.000000| 700.936835| 66.000000| 700.936835 | 67.000000| 700.936835| 539.431084| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 701.355073| | 66.000000| 66.000000| 93.466682| 0.435574| 700.933332 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who | have exceeded the threshold: 2, 0.712334; 4, 0.711611; 6, 0.711611; 8, | 0.711611; and 17, 0.583853. ========================================================================== 15| 67.000000| 700.933704| 67.000000| 700.933880| 66.000000| 700.933880 | 67.000000| 700.933880| 539.832862| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 700.940328| | 66.000000| 66.000000| 93.491466| 0.026717| 700.929791 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who | have exceeded the threshold: 2, 0.712331; 4, 0.711608; 6, 0.711608; 8, | 0.711608; and 17, 0.583502. ========================================================================== 16| 67.000000| 700.930752| 67.000000| 700.929940| 66.000000| 700.929940 | 67.000000| 700.929940| 539.848618| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 700.939336| | 66.000000| 66.000000| 93.491474| 0.010958| 700.929790 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who | have exceeded the threshold: 2, 0.712328; 4, 0.711604; 6, 0.711604; 8, | 0.711604; and 17, 0.583494. ========================================================================== 17| 67.000000| 700.930752| 67.000000| 700.929940| 66.000000| 700.929940 | 67.000000| 700.929940| 539.856496| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 700.930929| | 66.000000| 66.000000| 93.492003| 0.002931| 700.929714 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who | have exceeded the threshold: 2, 0.712328; 4, 0.711604; 6, 0.711604; 8, | 0.711604; and 17, 0.583487. ========================================================================== 18| 67.000000| 700.929768| 67.000000| 700.929940| 66.000000| 700.929940 | 67.000000| 700.929940| 539.856496| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 700.930302| | 66.000000| 66.000000| 93.493614| 0.002470| 700.929484 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who | have exceeded the threshold: 2, 0.712327; 4, 0.711604; 6, 0.711604; 8, | 0.711604; and 17, 0.583486. ========================================================================== 19| 67.000000| 700.929768| 67.000000| 700.929940| 66.000000| 700.929940 | 67.000000| 700.929940| 539.856496| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 700.930302| | 66.000000| 66.000000| 93.493614| 0.002470| 700.929484 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who | have exceeded the threshold: 2, 0.712327; 4, 0.711604; 6, 0.711604; 8, | 0.711604; and 17, 0.583486. ========================================================================== 20| 67.000000| 700.929768| 67.000000| 700.929940| 66.000000| 700.929940 | 67.000000| 700.929940| 567.346420| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 739.440378| | | 66.000000| 93.493614| 38.512546| 700.929484 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after eliminating 19 and transferring votes. Candidates tied | within precision of computations. Candidates 5, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, | 16, 19, and 20 were tied when choosing candidates to eliminate. | Candidate 19 was chosen by breaking the tie randomly. ========================================================================== 21| 67.000000| 700.929768| 67.000000| 700.929940| 66.000000| 700.929940 | 67.000000| 700.929940| 603.851776| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 700.930261| | | 66.000000| 95.498375| 1.434399| 700.643090 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who | have exceeded the threshold: 2, 0.712327; 4, 0.711604; 6, 0.711604; 8, | 0.711604; and 17, 0.553098. ========================================================================== 22| 67.000000| 700.643424| 67.000000| 700.643305| 66.000000| 700.643305 | 67.000000| 700.643305| 604.637752| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 701.277582| | | 66.000000| 95.511327| 0.644721| 700.641240 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who | have exceeded the threshold: 2, 0.712036; 4, 0.711313; 6, 0.711313; 8, | 0.711313; and 17, 0.552872. ========================================================================== 23| 67.000000| 700.641456| 67.000000| 700.641335| 66.000000| 700.641335 | 67.000000| 700.641335| 605.241973| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 700.646454| | | 66.000000| 95.546112| 0.030565| 700.636270 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who | have exceeded the threshold: 2, 0.712034; 4, 0.711311; 6, 0.711311; 8, | 0.711311; and 17, 0.552371. ========================================================================== 24| 67.000000| 700.636536| 67.000000| 700.636410| 66.000000| 700.636410 | 67.000000| 700.636410| 605.262196| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 700.647184| | | 66.000000| 95.544854| 0.010820| 700.636450 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who | have exceeded the threshold: 2, 0.712029; 4, 0.711306; 6, 0.711306; 8, | 0.711306; and 17, 0.552363. ========================================================================== 25| 67.000000| 700.636536| 67.000000| 700.636410| 66.000000| 700.636410 | 67.000000| 700.636410| 605.270602| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 700.637036| | | 66.000000| 95.546596| 0.001797| 700.636201 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who | have exceeded the threshold: 2, 0.712029 and 17, 0.552355. ========================================================================== 26| 67.000000| 700.636536| 67.000000| 700.636410| 66.000000| 700.636410 | 67.000000| 700.636410| 605.270602| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 700.637036| | | 66.000000| 95.546596| 0.001797| 700.636201 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who | have exceeded the threshold: 2, 0.712029; 4, 0.711306; 6, 0.711306; 8, | 0.711306; and 17, 0.552355. ========================================================================== 27| 67.000000| 700.636536| 67.000000| 700.636410| 66.000000| 700.636410 | 67.000000| 700.636410| 605.270602| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 700.637036| | | | 161.546596| 47.144652| 691.207630 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after eliminating 20 and transferring votes. Candidates tied | within precision of computations. Candidates 5, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, | 16, and 20 were tied when choosing candidates to eliminate. Candidate | 20 was chosen by breaking the tie randomly. ========================================================================== 28| 67.000000| 691.207848| 67.000000| 691.207990| 66.000000| 691.207990 | 67.000000| 691.207990| 631.371574| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 711.759776| | | | 162.036832| 20.903614| 691.137596 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who | have exceeded the threshold: 2, 0.702447; 4, 0.701734; 6, 0.701734; 8, | 0.701734; and 17, 0.544922. ========================================================================== 29| 67.000000| 691.137984| 67.000000| 691.138055| 66.000000| 691.138055 | 67.000000| 691.138055| 651.082480| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 691.285975| | | | 163.079396| 0.894834| 690.988658 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who | have exceeded the threshold: 2, 0.702376; 4, 0.701663; 6, 0.701663; 8, | 0.701663; and 17, 0.529134. ========================================================================== 30| 67.000000| 690.989400| 67.000000| 690.989320| 66.000000| 690.989320 | 67.000000| 690.989320| 651.643999| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 691.303999| | | | 163.094642| 0.328959| 690.986480 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who | have exceeded the threshold: 2, 0.702225; 4, 0.701512; 6, 0.701512; 8, | 0.701512; and 17, 0.528907. ========================================================================== 31| 67.000000| 690.987432| 67.000000| 690.987350| 66.000000| 690.987350 | 67.000000| 690.987350| 651.947518| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 690.991860| | | | 163.111140| 0.020727| 690.984123 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who | have exceeded the threshold: 2, 0.702223; 4, 0.701510; 6, 0.701510; 8, | 0.701510; and 17, 0.528665. ========================================================================== 32| 67.000000| 690.984480| 67.000000| 690.984395| 66.000000| 690.984395 | 67.000000| 690.984395| 651.959665| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 690.991571| | | | 163.111099| 0.008591| 690.984129 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who | have exceeded the threshold: 2, 0.702220; 4, 0.701507; 6, 0.701507; 8, | 0.701507; and 17, 0.528660. ========================================================================== 33| 67.000000| 690.984480| 67.000000| 690.984395| 66.000000| 690.984395 | 67.000000| 690.984395| 651.967873| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 690.985036| | | | 163.109426| 0.000861| 690.984368 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who | have exceeded the threshold: 2, 0.702220; 4, 0.701507; 6, 0.701507; 8, | 0.701507; and 17, 0.528655. ========================================================================== 34| 67.000000| 690.984480| 67.000000| 690.984395| 66.000000| 690.984395 | 67.000000| 690.984395| 651.967873| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 66.000000| 690.985036| | | | 163.109426| 0.000861| 690.984368 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who | have exceeded the threshold: 2, 0.702220; 4, 0.701507; 6, 0.701507; 8, | 0.701507; and 17, 0.528655. ========================================================================== 35| 67.000000| 690.984480| 67.000000| 690.984395| 66.000000| 690.984395 | 67.000000| 690.984395| 651.967873| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| | 66.000000| 66.000000| 690.985036| | | | 229.109426| 47.143716| 681.555797 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after eliminating 14 and transferring votes. Candidates tied | within precision of computations. Candidates 5, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, | and 16 were tied when choosing candidates to eliminate. Candidate 14 | was chosen by breaking the tie randomly. ========================================================================== 36| 67.000000| 681.556776| 67.000000| 681.555975| 66.000000| 681.555975 | 67.000000| 681.555975| 678.968239| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| | 66.000000| 66.000000| 701.220974| | | | 229.586086| 20.007160| 681.487703 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who | have exceeded the threshold: 2, 0.692639; 4, 0.691935; 6, 0.691935; 8, | 0.691935; and 17, 0.521441. ========================================================================== 37| 67.000000| 681.487896| 67.000000| 681.488010| 66.000000| 681.488010 | 67.000000| 681.488010| 697.866073| 66.000000| 67.000000| 66.000000 | 66.000000| | 66.000000| 66.000000| 681.625975| | | | 230.556026| 17.349134| 681.349140 |----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who | have exceeded the threshold: 2, 0.692569; 4, 0.691866; 6, 0.691866; 8, | 0.691866; and 17, 0.506767. Candidate 9 has reached the threshold and | is elected. Winners are 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, and 17.