Loading ballots from file 20_4_5000_8910242957.blt.
Ballot file contains 20 candidates and 5000 ballots.
No candidates have withdrawn.
Ballot file contains 5000 non-empty ballots.
Counting votes for ElectionTitle using Meek STV.
20 candidates running for 4 seats.
R|1 |2 |3 |4 |5 |6
|-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------
|7 |8 |9 |10 |11 |12
|-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------
|13 |14 |15 |16 |17 |18
|-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------
|19 |20 |Exhausted |Surplus |Threshold
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1| 264.000000| 227.000000| 245.000000| 262.000000| 258.000000| 258.000000
| 252.000000| 221.000000| 262.000000| 243.000000| 243.000000| 255.000000
| 271.000000| 232.000000| 243.000000| 260.000000| 233.000000| 257.000000
| 253.000000| 261.000000| 0.000000| 0.000000|1000.000001
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| Count of first choices.
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2| 280.000000| 237.000000| 255.000000| 275.000000| 268.000000| 274.000000
| 263.000000| | 275.000000| 253.000000| 253.000000| 268.000000
| 278.000000| 246.000000| 254.000000| 266.000000| 241.000000| 275.000000
| 262.000000| 266.000000| 11.000000| 0.000000| 997.800001
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| Count after eliminating 8 and transferring votes. All losing
| candidates are eliminated.
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3| 290.000000| | 269.000000| 284.000000| 278.000000| 287.000000
| 277.000000| | 286.000000| 265.000000| 265.000000| 281.000000
| 292.000000| 255.000000| 263.000000| 279.000000| 255.000000| 298.000000
| 278.000000| 276.000000| 22.000000| 0.000000| 995.600001
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| Count after eliminating 2 and transferring votes. All losing
| candidates are eliminated.
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4| 302.000000| | 275.000000| 300.000000| 294.000000| 303.000000
| 299.000000| | 303.000000| 278.000000| 280.000000| 292.000000
| 309.000000| 275.000000| 272.000000| 288.000000| | 316.000000
| 282.000000| 297.000000| 35.000000| 0.000000| 993.000001
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| Count after eliminating 17 and transferring votes. All losing
| candidates are eliminated. Candidates 14 and 17 were tied when
| choosing candidates to eliminate. Candidate 17 was chosen by breaking
| the tie at round 2.
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5| 318.000000| | 289.000000| 320.000000| 308.000000| 317.000000
| 311.000000| | 325.000000| 291.000000| 308.000000| 304.000000
| 326.000000| 283.000000| | 304.000000| | 332.000000
| 297.000000| 318.000000| 49.000000| 0.000000| 990.200001
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| Count after eliminating 15 and transferring votes. All losing
| candidates are eliminated.
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6| 334.000000| | 308.000000| 337.000000| 318.000000| 332.000000
| 329.000000| | 345.000000| 310.000000| 322.000000| 328.000000
| 339.000000| | | 334.000000| | 348.000000
| 318.000000| 334.000000| 64.000000| 0.000000| 987.200001
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| Count after eliminating 14 and transferring votes. All losing
| candidates are eliminated.
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7| 359.000000| | | 358.000000| 336.000000| 354.000000
| 341.000000| | 367.000000| 335.000000| 333.000000| 345.000000
| 367.000000| | | 350.000000| | 367.000000
| 335.000000| 358.000000| 95.000000| 0.000000| 981.000001
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| Count after eliminating 3 and transferring votes. All losing
| candidates are eliminated.
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8| 386.000000| | | 382.000000| 355.000000| 377.000000
| 369.000000| | 389.000000| 359.000000| | 364.000000
| 392.000000| | | 371.000000| | 394.000000
| 359.000000| 378.000000| 125.000000| 0.000000| 975.000001
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| Count after eliminating 11 and transferring votes. All losing
| candidates are eliminated.
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9| 409.000000| | | 408.000000| | 409.000000
| 399.000000| | 418.000000| 396.000000| | 396.000000
| 420.000000| | | 400.000000| | 414.000000
| 387.000000| 397.000000| 147.000000| 0.000000| 970.600001
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| Count after eliminating 5 and transferring votes. All losing
| candidates are eliminated.
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10| 443.000000| | | 439.000000| | 454.000000
| 421.000000| | 458.000000| 423.000000| | 423.000000
| 452.000000| | | 424.000000| | 444.000000
| | 429.000000| 190.000000| 0.000000| 962.000001
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| Count after eliminating 19 and transferring votes. All losing
| candidates are eliminated.
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11| 475.000000| | | 476.000000| | 497.000000
| | | 488.000000| 461.000000| | 474.000000
| 481.000000| | | 469.000000| | 486.000000
| | 467.000000| 226.000000| 0.000000| 954.800001
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| Count after eliminating 7 and transferring votes. All losing
| candidates are eliminated.
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12| 525.000000| | | 521.000000| | 548.000000
| | | 524.000000| | | 524.000000
| 527.000000| | | 510.000000| | 534.000000
| | 510.000000| 277.000000| 0.000000| 944.600001
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| Count after eliminating 10 and transferring votes. All losing
| candidates are eliminated.
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13| 581.000000| | | 578.000000| | 619.000000
| | | 566.000000| | | 578.000000
| 589.000000| | | 572.000000| | 587.000000
| | | 330.000000| 0.000000| 934.000001
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| Count after eliminating 20 and transferring votes. All losing
| candidates are eliminated. Candidates 16 and 20 were tied when
| choosing candidates to eliminate. Candidate 20 was chosen by breaking
| the tie at round 11.
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14| 659.000000| | | 661.000000| | 683.000000
| | | | | | 636.000000
| 658.000000| | | 649.000000| | 654.000000
| | | 400.000000| 0.000000| 920.000001
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| Count after eliminating 9 and transferring votes. All losing
| candidates are eliminated.
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15| 748.000000| | | 739.000000| | 775.000000
| | | | | |
| 769.000000| | | 736.000000| | 741.000000
| | | 492.000000| 0.000000| 901.600001
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| Count after eliminating 12 and transferring votes. All losing
| candidates are eliminated.
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16| 882.000000| | | 861.000000| | 900.000000
| | | | | |
| 878.000000| | | | | 865.000000
| | | 614.000000| 28.399997| 877.200001
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| Count after eliminating 16 and transferring votes. All losing
| candidates are eliminated. Candidates 1, 6, and 13 have reached the
| threshold and are elected.
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17| 881.696123| | | 866.752156| | 878.184384
| | | | | |
| 883.106784| | | | | 870.597612
| | | 619.662941| 14.785055| 876.067412
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
| Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who
| have exceeded the threshold: 1, 0.994558; 6, 0.974667; and 13,
| 0.999089.
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18| 877.879225| | | 869.804175| | 878.442469
| | | | | |
| 877.702385| | | | | 873.555862
| | | 622.615884| 7.593607| 875.476824
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| Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who
| have exceeded the threshold: 1, 0.988209; 6, 0.972318; and 13,
| 0.991126.
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19| 876.481177| | | 871.366250| | 876.331889
| | | | | |
| 876.609687| | | | | 875.074298
| | | 624.136699| 3.904770| 875.172661
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| Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who
| have exceeded the threshold: 1, 0.985505; 6, 0.969036; and 13,
| 0.988613.
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20| 875.677754| | | 872.171631| | 875.683001
| | | | | |
| 875.692303| | | | | 875.856049
| | | 624.919262| 2.844515| 875.016148
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| Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who
| have exceeded the threshold: 1, 0.984034; 6, 0.967755; and 13,
| 0.986993. Candidate 18 has reached the threshold and is elected.
Winners are 1, 6, 13, and 18.
