The butterfly effect under STV

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2006-12-06

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Nicholas R.Miller, The butterfly effect under STV, Electoral Studies Volume 26, Issue 2, June 2007, Pages 503-506, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2006.10.016

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This note presents an example of the sometimes chaotic character of the single transferable vote (STV) that is both somewhat simpler, and even more striking, than previous examples, and it offers several comments about the practical and theoretical implications of this feature of STV.