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 {| class="wikitable"
 |+Rankings of the candidates
+!Number of votes for each candidate:
+!2
+!4
+!5
+!5
+!6
+|-
 !Number of voters to the right
 Rankings below
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 {| class="wikitable"
 |+Rankings of the candidates
+!Number of votes for each candidate:
+! colspan="2" |<big>8</big>
+!4
+!5
+!5
+|-
 !Number of voters to the right
 Rankings below
 !2
+!6
 !4
 !5
 !5
-!6
 |-
 |1st
+|'''<big>B</big>'''
 |'''<big>B</big>'''
 |'''<big>A</big>'''
 |'''<big>C</big>'''
 |'''<big>D</big>'''
-|'''<big>B</big>'''
 |-
 |2nd
+|D
 |D
 |D
 |D
 |A
-|D
 |-
 |3rd
-|C
 |C
 |A
 |C
 |A
+|C
 |-
 |4th
 |A
+|C
 |B
 |B
 |B
-|C
 |}
-Now A has the smallest coalition in favor of them (4 votes), so they are eliminated. Then:
+Note that the last column has moved next to the 2nd column because both voters' 1st choices are now B, and so their combined support yields 8 votes for B, shown in the cell above them. Now A has the smallest coalition in favor of them (4 votes), so they are eliminated. Then:
 {| class="wikitable"
 |+Rankings of the candidates
+!Number of votes for each candidate:
+!8
+!9
+!5
+!
+!
+|-
 !Number of voters to the right
 Rankings below
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 {| class="wikitable"
 |+Rankings of the candidates
+!Number of votes for each candidate:
+!<small>8</small>
+!<big>14</big>
+!
+!
+!
+|-
 !Number of voters to the right
 Rankings below
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 |<small><s>D</s></small>
 |}
 D wins with 14 votes to B's 8.
+Note that this form of visualization becomes harder when allowing for equal-ranking.
 ==See also==