Comments on: What does everyone else think of our election? http://kathyfoley.net/2007/05/24/what-does-everyone-else-think-of-our-election/ Journalist. Writer. Keeping busy. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:10:45 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: For Primal Sneeze… « Kathy Foley http://kathyfoley.net/2007/05/24/what-does-everyone-else-think-of-our-election/#comment-494 For Primal Sneeze… « Kathy Foley Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:31:33 +0000 http://kathyfoley.net/2007/05/24/what-does-everyone-else-think-of-our-election/#comment-494 [...] Sneeze, if you’re out there. Just to say I’ve tried three times to answer you on the Droop Quota and Wordpress refuses to accept my comment. I’ve no idea [...] [...] Sneeze, if you’re out there. Just to say I’ve tried three times to answer you on the Droop Quota and WordPress refuses to accept my comment. I’ve no idea [...]

]]> By: Primal Sneeze http://kathyfoley.net/2007/05/24/what-does-everyone-else-think-of-our-election/#comment-386 Primal Sneeze Sat, 26 May 2007 05:55:17 +0000 http://kathyfoley.net/2007/05/24/what-does-everyone-else-think-of-our-election/#comment-386 Kathy, the Globe and Mail give the impression Ireland is the only country using PR-STV. They are right about the "Droop quota" though. It is how we determine the quota, although we never refer to it as that, not even in the legislation*. [ Total Valid Votes / ( Seats +1 ) ] + 1 = Quota The best snippet of coverage I reckon was the report Euronews were running yesterday morning: A clip of Enda & Fionnula Kenny at their polling station had the following voice-over - "Leader of Fine Gael, Enda Kenny, has said she will do everything in her power to prevent Sinn Féin becoming king-makers". *Not something I read for fun. I was set the task of writing software to emulate the Nedap system to see how they might have done it. Both the reading and the coding hurt like hell, believe me. Kathy, the Globe and Mail give the impression Ireland is the only country using PR-STV.

They are right about the “Droop quota” though. It is how we determine the quota, although we never refer to it as that, not even in the legislation*.

[ Total Valid Votes / ( Seats +1 ) ] + 1 = Quota

The best snippet of coverage I reckon was the report Euronews were running yesterday morning: A clip of Enda & Fionnula Kenny at their polling station had the following voice-over – “Leader of Fine Gael, Enda Kenny, has said she will do everything in her power to prevent Sinn Féin becoming king-makers”.

*Not something I read for fun. I was set the task of writing software to emulate the Nedap system to see how they might have done it. Both the reading and the coding hurt like hell, believe me.

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