example-meekstv-textreport-2.txt

$ ./runElection.py -s 2 -r TextReport MeekSTV example.blt
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Loading ballots from file example.blt.
Ballot file contains 7 candidates and 7 ballots.
No candidates have withdrawn.
Ballot file contains 7 non-empty ballots.

Counting votes for Solid CG Election using Meek STV.
7 candidates running for 2 seats.

 R|Candidate 1   |Candidate 2   |Candidate 3   |Candidate 4   |Candidate 5   
  |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------
  |Candidate 6   |Candidate 7   |Exhausted     |Surplus       |Threshold     
=============================================================================
 1|      1.000000|      0.000000|      0.000000|      0.000000|      3.000000
  |      1.000000|      2.000000|      0.000000|      0.666666|      2.333334
  |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  | Count of first choices. Candidate Candidate 5 has reached the threshold
  | and is elected.
=============================================================================
 2|      1.000000|              |              |              |      3.000000
  |      1.000000|      2.000000|      0.000000|      0.666666|      2.333334
  |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  | Count after eliminating Candidate 2, Candidate 3, and Candidate 4 and
  | transferring votes. All losing candidates are eliminated.
=============================================================================
 3|      1.444444|              |              |              |      2.333334
  |      1.000000|      2.222222|      0.000000|      0.000000|      2.333334
  |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who
  | have exceeded the threshold: Candidate 5, 0.777778.
=============================================================================
 4|      2.444444|              |              |              |      2.333334
  |              |      2.222222|      0.000000|      0.111110|      2.333334
  |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  | Count after eliminating Candidate 6 and transferring votes. All losing
  | candidates are eliminated. Candidate Candidate 1 has reached the
  | threshold and is elected.

Winners are Candidate 1 and Candidate 5.

example.blt

7 2
1 7 2 1 3 4 5 6 0
1 6 1 2 3 4 0
1 5 1 3 2 4 7 6 0
1 7 1 2 4 6 3 0
1 5 1 2 4 7 6 3 0
1 5 7 2 1 3 4 6 0
1 1 7 6 5 3 2 0
0
"Candidate 1"
"Candidate 2"
"Candidate 3"
"Candidate 4"
"Candidate 5"
"Candidate 6"
"Candidate 7"
"Solid CG Election"