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, 6 years agoallow candidates to win in districts where they weren't running
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# Eliminate candidates without enough support in their riding.
#*Candidates are eliminated unless they fulfill one of the following criteria. (In all cases, "local" means "from the same riding".)
#** First place locally: They have more
#** Second place locally and more than half of first: They have more
#** First place semi-locally: They have more total (local and non-local) votes than any other local candidate, and at least half as many local votes as any other local candidate.
#** Keep at least 50%: The local votes for candidates who have more than them add up to less than 50% of all the local votes. (This applies if it's true for any district, not just their home one).
#* If a candidate was kept due to being first or second place, or part of the top 50%, using votes from a district where they weren't originally running, from this point on they are considered to be running in that district.
#* ''This makes sure that no riding is badly mis-represented just because a given party "deserves" more winners.''
#* ''It also helps discourage voters from splintering into small single-issue parties. If a party can’t pass this threshold in even one riding, it won’t get seats. But those votes can still be transferred, so those voters can still be represented by a relatively sympathetic candidate from a slightly larger party.''
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