Understanding Single Transferable Vote (STV) System

Queen Lion seeks to make elections fairer in her kingdom, where monkeys dominate the council despite being a minority. She explores the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system, which allows for more proportional representation by letting ranges send multiple representatives. Through testing, she finds that STV better represents citizens' preferences, even in races with multiple candidates or two-party systems. Ultimately, Queen Lion decides to adopt STV to ensure a fairer and more representative jungle council.

Why are the citizens of Queen Lion's kingdom unhappy with the current jungle council?

• The council is full of lynx.

• The council is full of owls.

• The council is full of monkeys.

• The council is full of tigers.

What is the main problem with the current election system in Queen Lion's kingdom?

• Monkeys are the majority population.

• Monkeys win all elections despite being a minority.

• Tigers win all elections despite being a minority.

• The election system is too complicated.

What system does Queen Lion decide to test to make elections fairer?

• Majority Rule

• Single Transferable Vote (STV)

• Proportional Representation

• First-Past-The-Post

In the STV system, how many representatives does a larger range send?

• Three

• Two

• Four

• One

In the detailed example of STV, which candidate is immediately selected as a representative?

• Gorilla

• Tiger

• Tasier

• Monkey

What happens to the votes of the candidate with the least votes in STV?

• They are transferred to the voters' next choice.

• They are discarded.

• They are split equally among all candidates.

• They are given to the candidate with the most votes.

In the STV system, what happens if a candidate receives more votes than needed?

• The extra votes are ignored.

• The extra votes are transferred to the voters' next choice.

• The candidate is eliminated.

• The extra votes are given to the candidate with the least votes.

How does STV handle multiple candidates from the same party?

• It allows them to run without splitting votes.

• It combines their votes.

• It splits their votes equally.

• It eliminates one candidate.

What is one advantage of the STV system over the old system?

• It ensures that almost all citizens have a local representative they voted for.

• It always results in a majority government.

• It eliminates the need for elections.

• It is simpler to understand.

Why does Queen Lion decide to switch to the STV system?

• It reduces the number of elections.

• It increases the power of the jungle council.

• It makes the council more representative and fair.

• It is easier to implement.