Talk:Underhang seat

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I'm not sure whether the Australian example is truly an underhang. STV is a system of vote transfering. The votes are given to the people, not to the party. The party does not get three quotas, the first person gets all the votes, they are then distributed onto the next person on the parties list of transfers. I will leave it up for a while to see if anyone can provide an explanation as to why it is STV. But it will be removed otherwise! --Gregstephens 03:41, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

As no explanation was given, I've removed the reference to the Aussie Senate system, as that is not an underhang. The STV voting system is still based upon personal votes, not party votes. The above the line method of voting is to simplify voting but it is still not classified as a 'party vote' system. STV operates by re-allocating votes, in full and in part. Underhangs occur in PR systems when parties have less people to fill their seating than they are entitled to. --Gregstephens 23:41, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] 5%?

The article refers to a 5 percent minimum. It might read better if someone explained what its a percentage of.

Liastnir 05:01, 25 November 2005 (UTC)

sorted --LeftyG 10:28, 7 January 2006 (UTC)