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== Three-candidate example ==
{{See also|Left, Center, Right}}
For example, on a 2-dimensional political compass with 3 candidates, candidate B is the Condorcet winner and utilitarian winner, but is squeezed out by A and C on either side: ▼
For example, consider the following election:
{{ballots|
1031: A>B>C
415: B>A>C
446: B>C>A
1108: C>B>A
}}
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[[File:2D election example A vs B vs C.png]]{{Graph:Chart|width=200|height=150
Line 15 ⟶ 26:
|y=1031, 861, 1108
|colors=#1f77b4, #ff7f0e, #2ca02c
}}
}}C would win under a single-round of FPTP, but if there is a runoff, then more of B's votes transfer to A, making A the winner:▼
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[[File:2D election example A vs C.png]]
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