A Condorcet method (English: /kɒndɔːrˈseɪ/; French: [kɔ̃dɔʁsɛ]) is an election method that elects the candidate who wins a majority of the vote in every...

voting rule developed by Markus Schulze. The Schulze method is a Condorcet completion method, which means it will elect a majority-preferred candidate if...

systems, the Minimax Condorcet method is a single-winner ranked-choice voting method that always elects the majority (Condorcet) winner. Minimax compares...

A Condorcet (French: [kɔ̃dɔʁsɛ], English: /kɒndɔːrˈseɪ/) winner is a candidate who would receive the support of more than half of the electorate in a...

Marquis of Condorcet (French: [maʁi ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃twan nikɔla də kaʁita maʁki də kɔ̃dɔʁsɛ]; 17 September 1743 – 29 March 1794), known as Nicolas de Condorcet, was a...

the most victories overall. Copeland's method has the advantage of being likely the simplest Condorcet method to explain and of being easy to administer...

minimizing the rate of such self-contradictions, are called Condorcet methods. Condorcet's paradox is a special case of Arrow's paradox, which shows that...

merit". This methodology drew criticism from the Marquis de Condorcet, who developed his own methods after arguing Borda's approach did not accurately reflect...

election. It is a Condorcet method because if there is a Condorcet winner, it will always be ranked as the most popular choice. This method assigns a score...

ranked-pairs procedure complies with the Condorcet winner criterion (and as a result is considered to be a Condorcet method). Ranked pairs begins with a round-robin...

of voters, that candidate must win. Some methods that comply with this criterion include any Condorcet method, instant-runoff voting, Bucklin voting, plurality...

affected by center-squeeze and vote splitting. Majority-rule (or Condorcet) methods are only rarely affected by spoilers, which are limited to rare situations...

runoff systems are not called majority voting, as this term refers to Condorcet-methods. There are two main forms of runoff systems, one conducted in a single...

a single winner using ranked ballots. This method is Smith-efficient, making it a kind of Condorcet method, and uses the alternative vote (RCV) to resolve...

Condorcet method will converge on a single Condorcet winner, who will have the highest probability of being the best candidate. However, Condorcet's model...

Smith set, sometimes called the top-cycle, generalizes the idea of a Condorcet winner to cases where no such winner exists. It does so by allowing cycles...

are at most 3 major candidates, Minimax Condorcet and its variants (such as ranked pairs and Schulze's method) satisfy the participation criterion. However...

of multiple methods, instant runoff was found to be the second-most-resistant to tactical voting, after a class of instant runoff-Condorcet hybrids. IRV...

situations where they are not forced. By contrast, majority-rule (Condorcet) methods of ranked voting uniquely minimize the number of spoiled elections...

methods that are called Nanson method and Baldwin method (also called Total Vote Runoff or TVR). Both methods are designed to satisfy the Condorcet criterion...

all Condorcet methods possess the median voter property in one dimension. It turns out that Condorcet methods are not unique in this: Coombs' method is...

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

last by the most voters is eliminated. The method fails most voting system criteria, including Condorcet's majority criterion, monotonicity, participation...

positional methods (like plurality and Borda), and graded methods (like score and STAR voting). Most, but not all, election methods meeting the Condorcet criterion...

city. This makes the election a center squeeze. By contrast, both Condorcet methods and score voting would return Nashville (the capital of Tennessee)...

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

winner; if no such winner is found, the method proceeds by finding the candidate who could be transformed into a Condorcet winner with the smallest number of...

D'Hondt method – higher seats-to-votes ratio for larger parties Droop quota Imperiali quota Huntington–Hill method These apportionment methods can be categorized...

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

voting, a Condorcet winner is a candidate who wins in every head-to-head election against each of the other candidates. A Condorcet method is a method that...