Positional voting is a ranked voting electoral system in which the options or candidates receive points based on their rank position on each ballot and...

First-past-the-post voting (FPTP or FPP) is a plurality voting system wherein voters cast a vote for a single candidate, and the candidate with the most votes wins the...

The Borda count is a family of positional voting rules which gives each candidate, for each ballot, a number of points corresponding to the number of...

Different voting systems allow each voter to cast a different number of votes - only one (single voting as in First-past-the-post voting, Single non-transferable...

The term ranked voting, also known as preferential voting or ranked-choice voting, pertains to any voting system where voters indicate a rank to order...

voting Coombs' rule Bucklin voting (and the closely-related median voting) All kinds of positional voting, including: Borda count Choose-one voting The...

Proxy voting is a form of voting whereby a member of a decision-making body may delegate their voting power to a representative, to enable a vote in absence...

casts just one vote in a multi-seat district is known as single non-transferable voting. Plurality voting is distinguished from majority voting, in which a...

Instant-runoff voting (IRV), also known as plurality with elimination or plurality loser, is a ranked-choice voting system that modifies plurality by repeatedly...

pairs, Schulze), the Coombs' method and positional voting. There are also several variants of single transferable vote, including CPO-STV, Schulze STV and...