The Examiner: Election Tracker

[DownWithTheLeft]

Winfield, Gporter, and Office Park AHHH

I'm only seeing about 4 or 5 more votes max for me

[bgwah]

This reminds me of when I tried to get CultureKing and Lewis both elected.

Didn't work out too well... Looks like only one RPP candidate will win.

[DownWithTheLeft]

I must say while a high turnout does not favor the RPP electing two candidates, I am very happy to see the high turnout

[Purple State]

I am extremely happy that the DA, a small party, was able to have such a strong showing in this election. It really shows that we span all parties, all ideologies with our practical approach to governance.

[DownWithTheLeft]

I am extremely happy that the DA, a small party, was able to have such a strong showing in this election. It really shows that we span all parties, all ideologies with our practical approach to governance.

It also has a lot to do with the collapse of the non-JCP left

[bgwah]

I must say while a high turnout does not favor the RPP electing two candidates, I am very happy to see the high turnout

The highest turnout we've had using this system for mid-terms was 66 votes, I believe. I think we'll probably break that record.

I am extremely happy that the DA, a small party, was able to have such a strong showing in this election. It really shows that we span all parties, all ideologies with our practical approach to governance.

The same could be said about the NLC and its predecessor parties (of which the Democratic Alliance seems to be the latest) at their peaks. They've never lasted terribly long, though. Will the DA being the exception, I wonder?

[Devilman88]

Can we have an update?

[Verily]

Bacon King is over the quota again, so calculations would require me going back through and finding the second preferences of all of his voters. At this point, better to just wait until the final result. It doesn't look like anything has changed substantially since Lewis's count, though. SPC should still be elected over DWTL as of right now.

Also, we're now tied for highest turnout Senate election under the STV system. Good job, everyone.

[Hash]

Bacon King is over the quota again, so calculations would require me going back through and finding the second preferences of all of his voters. At this point, better to just wait until the final result. It doesn't look like anything has changed substantially since Lewis's count, though. SPC should still be elected over DWTL as of right now.

Also, we're now tied for highest turnout Senate election under the STV system. Good job, everyone.

Higher than the February Presidential election too.

[DownWithTheLeft]

At this point I have 3 people left to vote for me, I have no idea if two of them will show up

[Јas]

The Examiner Senate Election Tracker - Update

Last Voter: Smid
Total Valid Votes Cast: 67
Current Quota: 12

Count 1	Votes
Bacon King	13	(Bacon King, Al, BRTD, bgwah, Rob, Ogre Mage, Ebowed, Sensei, Meeker, Bacon King, John Dibble, Andy Jackson, Boris)
Franzl	11	(Franzl, Verily, Realisticidealist, HappyWarrior, Torie, Moderate, Jamespol, hughento, sbane, Tender Branson, Earth)
afleitch	10	(Speed of Sound, Hawk, Hashemite, AndrewCT, ilikeverin, bullmoose, Lunar, Gustaf, afleitch, Winfield)
Lief	9	(opebo, Lief, Earl, Marokai, Smash, Eraserhead, MaxQue, GMantis, jokerman)
South Park Conservative	9	(benconstine, RowanBrandon, South Park Conservative, dead0man, Persepolis, tmthforu94, PiT, Inks, NCYankee, Winston Disraeli, officepark)
DownWithTheLeft	8	(DownWithTheLeft, AHDuke, Jedi, Daniel Adams, BrandonH, Luis Gonzalez, Sam Spade, Smid1)
Purple State	7	(Purple State, Fritz, Lewis, devilman, CultureKing, Peter, Dc_united_15)

¹ This presumes Phil doesn't claim the vote. It's unlikely that claiming the vote will ultimately change anything...but it's possible, depending on circumstances.

Bacon King elected with a surplus of 1.
Purple State eliminated as the surplus can't save him.
(Note: Lief outranks SPC based on 2^nd preferences 12-6.)

Count 2	Votes
Bacon King	13
Franzl	14	(+3: Purple State, Lewis, Peter)
afleitch	11	(+1: devilman)
Lief	11	(+2: Fritz, Dc_united_15)
South Park Conservative	9
DownWithTheLeft	9	(+1: Culture King)
Purple State	0	(-7)

Franzl elected with a surplus of 2.
The surpluses are distributed in order of election (which is silly, it should be by order of magnitude, I should probably move an amendment to that) so BK's is done first.

Count 3	Votes
Bacon King	12	(-1)
Franzl	14
Lief	119/13	(+9/13: Al, BRTD, bgwah, Rob, Ogre Mage, Sensei, Meeker, Boris, Andy Jackson)
afleitch	113/13	(+3/13: Ebowed, John Dibble, Bacon King)
DownWithTheLeft	9 1/13	(+1/13: gporter)
South Park Conservative	9

Proceed now to the Franzl distribution...

Count 4	Votes
Bacon King	12
Franzl	12	(-2)
Lief	12.38	(+4/14: jamespol, Lewis Trondheim)
afleitch	11.46	(+1 4/14: Franzl, Verily, HappyWarrior, Torie, Mr. Moderate, hughento, sbane, Purple State, Peter)
DownWithTheLeft	9.16	(+2/14: Realisticidealist)
South Park Conservative	9
Non-Transferable	0.29	(+4/14: Tender Branson, Earth)

I converted to decimal for the totals here as the fractions get awkward.
Lief is elected with a surplus of 0.38 and while in theory it could affect the outcome if it largely went to SPC - it doesn't. You can either take my word for it or do the math yourself - it gets quite tedious.

Anyway, as it stands it's:
#1 Bacon King
#2 Franzl
#3 Lief
#4 afleitch
#5 DWTL

At this point it's fair to say that the RPP are very likely to lose one of their seats and that the battle now is between DWTL and SPC for the final seat. Lief and afleitch aren't quite safe yet though.

[SPC]

For the record, I have already discussed privately with DWTL that I don't want the seat under these cricumstances.

[Purple State]

For the record, I have already discussed privately with DWTL that I don't want the seat under these cricumstances.

At the moment it seems that DWTL is the fifth position. But if you were to become that position, you're saying you would remove yourself from the race?

What would that do to the results and math that's going on?

[MaxQue]

For the record, I have already discussed privately with DWTL that I don't want the seat under these cricumstances.

At the moment it seems that DWTL is the fifth position. But if you were to become that position, you're saying you would remove yourself from the race?

What would that do to the results and math that's going on?

I'm not sure than he can retire like that. But, he can refuses to take his seat.

[Marokai Backbeat]

For the record, I have already discussed privately with DWTL that I don't want the seat under these cricumstances.

At the moment it seems that DWTL is the fifth position. But if you were to become that position, you're saying you would remove yourself from the race?

What would that do to the results and math that's going on?

I'm not sure than he can retire like that. But, he can refuses to take his seat.

Indeed, he can't just withdraw and have his other votes redistributed. He would have to refuse to take his seat and move from there.

[Smid]

For the record, I have already discussed privately with DWTL that I don't want the seat under these cricumstances.

At the moment it seems that DWTL is the fifth position. But if you were to become that position, you're saying you would remove yourself from the race?

What would that do to the results and math that's going on?

He could possibly invalidate his vote, similar to the last STV At Large elections - and this would reduce his votes by one, allowing DWTL to draw ahead, at which point his preferences would be distributed since he is at that point eliminated. Obviously his own preference wouldn't count under those circumstances. That'd be my guess, anyway.

[Purple State]

One hour remaining for voting and acceptance of write-ins, etc.

[Lief 🗽]

I fear I might have lost.

[Marokai Backbeat]

I fear I might have lost.

That would be because most left wing voters are idiots, I'm afraid.

[Purple State]

I have to say. Never have I experienced such a last minute crazy fest.

Interested to see the final breakdown by Jas.

[Marokai Backbeat]

Does this mean Purple State and Happywarrior will now be the furthest left economically?

A true pity.

[Purple State]

Does this mean Purple State and Happywarrior will now be the furthest left economically?

A true pity.

I believe I have made it clear I am always open to educated and well-presented ideas by constituents. It seems I was able to pull out a win here and, if so, I hope you will not be afraid to approach me with any ideas you may have.

[Јas]

Count to be up presently...

[Devilman88]

Does all Federal election go down to the wire like that? That was great!

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Wait, what has just happened? I am now confused.