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The '''Dowdall''' method is a point ranking method in which each ranking corresponds to 1/ranking. It is currently only used in Nauru
== Example ==
{{Tenn voting example}}This translates into the following point table
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! {{diagonal split header|Candidate|Voters}}
!Memphis
!Nashville
!Knoxville
!Chattanooga
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!Score
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!Memphis
|42×1=42
|26×1/4 = 6.5
|17×1/4 = 4.25
|15×1/4 = 3.75
|56.5
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!Nashville
|42×1/2 = 21
|26×1 = 26
|17×1/3 = 5.6667...
|15×1/3 = 5
|57.667...
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!Knoxville
|42×1/4 = 10.5
|26×1/3 = 8.333...
|17×1 = 17
|15×1/2 = 7.5
|43.667...
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!Chattanooga
|42×1/3 = 14
|26×1/2 = 13
|17×1/2 = 8.5
|15×1 = 15
|50.5
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Nashville has the most points, and is elected winner.
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