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:''If there is a majority of voters for which it is true that they all rank a set of candidates above all others, then one of these candidates must win.''
:''If there is a majority of voters for which it is true that they all rank a set of candidates above all others, then one of these candidates must win.''


This is often simply called the '''Majority criterion'''.
This is often called '''Majority criterion for solid coalitions''' or simply '''Majority criterion'''.


Systems which pass:
Systems which pass:

Revision as of 17:13, 24 March 2005

The Mutual majority criterion is a criterion for evaluating voting systems. It applies to ranked ballot elections. It can be stated as follows:

If there is a majority of voters for which it is true that they all rank a set of candidates above all others, then one of these candidates must win.

This is often called Majority criterion for solid coalitions or simply Majority criterion.

Systems which pass:

Borda-Elimination, Bucklin, Coombs, IRV, Kemeny-Young, Nanson (original), Pairwise-Elimination, Ranked Pairs, Schulze, Smith//Minmax, Descending Solid Coalitions

Systems which fail:

Black, Borda, Dodgson, Minmax, Sum of Defeats