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single transferable vote

sin·gle trans·fer·a·ble vote


noun 
Definition:
 
proportional representation voting system: a system of voting in a multimember constituency in which voters list the candidates in order of preference and any candidate receiving the required number of votes is elected. The excess votes and the votes of the bottom candidate are then redistributed among the other candidates until the required number of members has been chosen.

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