Single Transferable Vote

noun

1. modifier of or relating to a system of voting in which voters list the candidates in order of preference. Any candidate achieving a predetermined proportion of the votes in a constituency is elected. Votes exceeding this amount and those cast for the bottom candidate are redistributed according to the stated preferences. Redistribution continues until all the seats are filled STV See proportional representation

Example Sentences

The single transferable vote was proposed to attain this result.

From Project Gutenberg