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In response to the issue of strategic manipulation in the Borda count, M. de Borda said "My scheme is only intended for honest men."
In response to the issue of strategic manipulation in the Borda count, M. de Borda said "My scheme is only intended for honest men."


<u><big>An Example of an MBC decision</big></u>

In 2023 in a seminar Queen's University Belfast, the subject was the (forthcoming) border poll. Participants proposed a number of options; everything which did not clash with the UN Charter was allowed 'on the table' and computer screen; a ballot paper of seven options was compiled; all concerned then cast their preferences and the results - the consensus coefficient CC of each option - were as shown. A consensus coefficient is defined as

CC = <u>the option's MBC score</u>

the max possible MBC score

so a CC can very from a maximum of 1.00 to a minimum of 0.00.
{| class="wikitable"
|A 2-part federal Ireland
|0.76
|-
|A 4-part federal Ireland
|0.71
|-
|Anglo-Celtic Federation
|0.67
|-
|A united Ireland
|0.62
|-
|An independent NI
|0.52
|-
|The status quo
|0.29
|-
|A united British Isles
|0.10
|}


==Potential for tactical voting==
==Potential for tactical voting==