PREFERENTIAL VOTING.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 166, 14 July 1914, Page 6

PREFERENTIAL VOTING.

(To tile Editor! Sir. -In lilri k-tter of 10th met. Mr. .lolly gave the result of the iirst ballot under h> i-rhcnio us follows: — rillST ]! ALLOT KBSUI.T OP TOLL. itrotvu, A.. I.ilioml 2000 .lones. B. Reform :iOOO Robinson. 1., Social Dnmocrnt 1000 Smith, I)., lnilepriiilenl SOU Williams. E., rn>tilbltlonist v.. -JilO Elcctoiw exited for two ipereons —(l) l"or vole to tlm oand'i«l'J.tni tliej" preferred; V-) their tct-ond choice. Having eliminated i!ie ihree lowrt-t in the It:. Mr. Jolly piws tile linul rctjulu of the poll: riire.-t i!h<l -Jnil lin<! Ist Hallot Vote Vote Vote Vote. S.n. 1.i.1. Pro. Total. Liberal 2000 w»o tihi ."hi 35.T0 Keforni .inOI) IMI> KKP 150 .'{43o ll will he Been that 2,000 No. 1 votes \v<-re caKt for the candtdatee rejected after the first fount. olr. .lolly, in nrriring ;it. the fimil result. arteiiniTe that these 2.0 m) voters made cither the Liberal or Reform candidate their i-econd choice, uml that tire Social Dnnrocrat. the Independent. an<l tlip 'Prohibit! oniet failed to rtewin , a single No. 2 vole. He allocate* to tlie Liberal of tire -2.01H) vot4«; hut. suppose 60 of the lflSO (only A per oent) made their «e<-ond cbou'C ono of the ihror rejecte. the Liberals total would he reduced to 3,400. or 11 less than the number reqtirre.l i.-> gain an iihsolule majority. .TollvV own cle«U"]y prove the {utility of hit* f-ufrffsticTi.— J am. etc.. P.L.