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Margins can refer to
* Most generally, the difference in amount of something (usually a vote total) between two things.
* The measure of [[defeat strength]] for [[:Category:Pairwise counting-based voting methods]],
This article discusses the first definition.
== Example ==
If candidate A has 30 votes and B has 29 votes, then A has a margin of 1 vote over B.
== Notes ==
In the [[Utility#Two-candidate case|two-candidate case]], both [[Score voting]] and [[FPTP]] (or voting methods equivalent to them in the two-candidate case) will yield the same margins when all voters are strategic.
[[Category:Voting theory]]
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