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Margins can refer to
#REDIRECT[[Defeat strength]]

* 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]]

Latest revision as of 04:45, 14 May 2020

Margins can refer to

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 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.