The Kemeny–Young method is an electoral system that uses ranked ballots and pairwise comparison counts to identify the most popular choices in an election...

them. Single winner methods that satisfy this property include: Copeland's method Kemeny–Young method Ranked pairs Schulze method Proportional forms which...

of voters. In the following the Kemeny-Young winner for the first group of voters is determined. The Kemeny–Young method arranges the pairwise comparison...

these noisy signals, Young showed that the Kemeny–Young method was the maximum likelihood estimator of the true preference order. Young further argues that...

minimax, Kemeny–Young, Copeland's method, plurality, and the two-round system all fail the independence of clones criterion. Voting methods that limit...

December 26, 1992. He had lived in Etna, near the Dartmouth Campus. Kemeny–Young method Kemeny's constant (an invariant sum arising in the study of finite Markov...

weights; this type of system is called positional voting. In the Borda method, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd... candidates on each ballot receive 1, 2, 3... points...

highest averages methods (also called divisor methods). By far the most common quota method are the largest remainders or quota-shift methods, which assign...

method (/ˈʃʊltsə/), also known as the beatpath method, is a single winner ranked-choice voting rule developed by Markus Schulze. The Schulze method is...

The D'Hondt method, also called the Jefferson method or the greatest divisors method, is an apportionment method for allocating seats in parliaments among...

fail the mutual majority criterion. The Schulze method, ranked pairs, instant-runoff voting, Nanson's method, and Bucklin voting pass this criterion. Majority...

candidate. For particular voting methods, the following results hold: Instant-runoff voting, the Kemeny-Young method, Minimax Condorcet, Ranked Pairs...

various Condorcet methods (Copeland's, Dodgson's, Kemeny-Young, Maximal lotteries, Minimax, Nanson's, Ranked pairs, Schulze), the Coombs' method and positional...

systems. They can be thought of as a variation on the largest remainders method that uses solid coalitions rather than party lists.[clarification needed]...

The Webster method, also called the Sainte-Laguë method (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t.la.ɡy]), is a highest averages apportionment method for allocating...

Condorcet criterion. Other methods satisfying the criterion include: Black Kemeny-Young Dodgson's method Minimax Baldwin's method Ranked pairs Schulze Total...

Coombs' method is a ranked voting system. Like instant-runoff (IRV-RCV), Coombs' method is a sequential-loser method, where the last-place finisher according...

Ranked Pairs (RP), also known as the Tideman method, is a tournament-style system of ranked voting first proposed by Nicolaus Tideman in 1987. If there...

incentive to rank one's favorite last, and the method otherwise does not care where the favorite is ranked, the method passes. Anti-plurality voting thus shows...

The Copeland or Llull method is a ranked-choice voting system based on counting each candidate's pairwise wins and losses. In the system, voters rank candidates...

apportionment methods such as Sainte-Laguë method and D'Hondt method differ in the seats-to-votes ratio for individual parties. The Sainte-Laguë method optimizes...

representation Largest remainders method Instant-runoff voting Pukelsheim, Friedrich (2017), Pukelsheim, Friedrich (ed.), "Quota Methods of Apportionment: Divide...

parliament or boards of directors. The study of formally defined electoral methods is called social choice theory or voting theory, and this study can take...

Condorcet methods Copeland's method Dodgson's method Kemeny–Young method Minimax Condorcet method Nanson's method Ranked pairs Schulze method Exhaustive...

proportional allocation methods". Electoral Studies. 17: 3–19. doi:10.1016/S0261-3794(97)00052-8. Balinski, Michel; H. Peyton Young (1982). Fair Representation:...

apportionment methods can be classified into two categories: The highest averages method (or divisor method), including the D'Hondt method (Jefferson method) is...

ratings. Although tie votes in STAR Voting are rare, as with any voting method, they can occur, especially in elections without many voters. In most cases...

create hybrid election methods that are called Nanson method and Baldwin method (also called Total Vote Runoff or TVR). Both methods are designed to satisfy...

later-no-help. All Minimax Condorcet methods, Ranked Pairs, Schulze method, Kemeny-Young method, Copeland's method, and Nanson's method do not satisfy later-no-help...

the maximum likelihood estimator of the best candidate. For any p, the Kemeny-Young ranking is the maximum likelihood estimator of the true order of merit...