19 Jan 1998: uk.paranormal.*
From: Malcolm Mladenovic <voting@mort.demon.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 23:41:49 GMT
Subject: RESULT: uk.paranormal.* FAILS, no hierarchy (status quo) prevails
Newsgroups: uk.net.news.config,uk.net.news.announce,uk.rec.ufo
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uk.paranormal.* hierarchy vote
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Result
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Option uk.paranormal.* wins AV but fails +12 majority against status quo.
Therefore the status quo (no hierarchy) prevails.
Voter List
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Valid ballots were received from the following:
Michael Parry: michael.fgsl.unicorn-connection.co.uk
Richard Clayton: richard.turnpike.pic.com
Andy Mabbett: amabbett.sntm.bham-assist.demon.co.uk
Paul Bolchover: pb10003.cus.seo.cam.ac.uk
Lyn David Thomas: lyn.stuffing.ecdft.demon.co.uk
Simon Gray: simon.ull.star-one.org.uk
Claire Speed: Claire.bbns.Speed.mailhost.mcc.ac.uk
Alex D. Baxter: a.baxter.culrr.ic.ac.uk
Ian Peattie: ian.sal.johnrich.demon.co.uk
SJF Beckwith: sjfb.hpamb.cirra.com
Amethyst: amethyst.jadzia.ftds.demon.co.uk
Richard Ashton: richard.veer.corixia.demon.co.uk
S.W.F. Borthwick: swfb.bokop.win-uk.tplok.net
Roy Stilling: rpjs.kalevala.fplrn.demon.co.uk
Neil Irving: neil.neilirving.plnn.demon.co.uk
James Sears: js.kfrou.null.net
Gavin Drake: gdrake.eauk.ckpbh.org
David M Bloor: david.buhbe.bloor.demon.co.uk
Nick Upson: upson.asml.cableol.co.uk
Ian Jackson: ijackson.chiark.dde.greenend.org.uk
Patrick Herring: ph.nugln.anweald.exnet.co.uk
Dave Mayall: mayalld.dyslh.it.postoffice.co.uk
Martin Biddiscombe: M.Biddiscombe.fuslb.ucl.ac.uk
Phil Randal: philr.vadj.hwcces.demon.co.uk
Charles Lindsey: chl.ojkg.clw.cs.man.ac.uk
Duncan Dewar: duncan.poba.dewar.softnet.co.uk
G Francis: gfrancis.doradus.ads.u-net.com
John Robinson: john.lrnfg.thebeard.demon.co.uk
Richard Letts: richard.illuin.woscd.demon.co.uk
Pekka P. Pirinen: ppp.skwd.pirinen.demon.co.uk
Phil Clark: pjclark.enterprise.uejv.net
Alan Scobbie: alan.the-one.wslhk.demon.co.uk
Philip Hunt: philh.cil.vision25.demon.co.uk
Thomas Lee: tfl.kla.psp.co.uk
Jeff Davies: me.taygeta.abllb.demon.co.uk
Richard Kettlewell: rjk.joi.greenend.org.uk
Doug Weller: dweller.ramtops.bomt.demon.co.uk
Peter Bell: peter.hgdlr.bell.demon.co.uk
Alan Fleming: af.ydva.contract.co.uk
Andrew Hunt: andy.vision25.bvena.demon.co.uk
Anthony R. Gold: tgold.panix.koejf.com
James Farrar: james.farrar.ueh.moosebox.demon.co.uk
Steven Clarke: steven.clarke.monmouth.rbdl.demon.co.uk
Iain L M Hotchkies: iain.hotch.lalm.demon.co.uk
Rob Alexander: rob.mhairi.pri.demon.co.uk
James Lawson: chasm.hefbj.ccl4.org
Jayne McCormack: jayne.atlantic.syfb.oaktree.co.uk
Mike Pitt: mikepitt.rdg.chiark.greenend.org.uk
Ballots
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The ballots for each voter were are follows:
ukp: uk.paranormal.*
uka: uk.alternative.*
ukps: uk.para-science.*
uksa: uk.sci.alternative.*
sq: status quo (no hierarchy)
Voter Name ukp uka ukps uksa sq Preference order
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Michael Parry: 3 4 2 1 - uksa ukps ukp uka
Richard Clayton: - - - 1 2 uksa sq
Andy Mabbett: - - - 1 2 uksa sq
Paul Bolchover: 3 4 5 1 2 uksa sq ukp uka ukps
Lyn David Thomas: 1 - - 2 3 ukp uksa sq
Simon Gray: - - - 1 2 uksa sq
Claire Speed: 5 2 4 1 3 uksa uka sq ukps ukp
Alex D. Baxter: 2 3 - - 1 sq ukp uka
Ian Peattie: 1 4 2 3 - ukp ukps uksa uka
SJF Beckwith: 1 - - - 2 ukp sq
Amethyst: 3 5 4 1 2 uksa sq ukp ukps uka
Richard Ashton: 1 - - 2 3 ukp uksa sq
S.W.F. Borthwick: 3 5 1 2 4 ukps uksa ukp sq uka
Roy Stilling: 1 - 2 - - ukp ukps
Neil Irving: - - - - 1 sq
James Sears: - - - 1 2 uksa sq
Gavin Drake: - - - - 1 sq
David M Bloor: - - - 2 1 sq uksa
Nick Upson: 1 3 4 2 - ukp uksa uka ukps
Ian Jackson: 1 5 2 4 3 ukp ukps sq uksa uka
Patrick Herring: - - - 1 2 uksa sq
Dave Mayall: 3 5 2 1 4 uksa ukps ukp sq uka
Martin Biddiscombe: 1 4 2 5 3 ukp ukps sq uka uksa
Phil Randal: 1 2 - - - ukp uka
Charles Lindsey: 5 3 1 2 4 ukps uksa uka sq ukp
Duncan Dewar: 1 5 3 2 4 ukp uksa ukps sq uka
G Francis: 2 4 5 1 3 uksa ukp sq uka ukps
John Robinson: 1 5 2 3 4 ukp ukps uksa sq uka
Richard Letts: - - - 1 2 uksa sq
Pekka P. Pirinen: 2 3 4 - 1 sq ukp uka ukps
Phil Clark: 3 5 2 1 4 uksa ukps ukp sq uka
Alan Scobbie: 1 - 2 3 - ukp ukps uksa
Philip Hunt: 1 - 3 4 2 ukp sq ukps uksa
Thomas Lee: - - - 1 - uksa
Jeff Davies: 1 4 3 2 - ukp uksa ukps uka
Richard Kettlewell: 1 - - - 2 ukp sq
Doug Weller: 1 - 2 - - ukp ukps
Peter Bell: 1 - 2 - 3 ukp ukps sq
Alan Fleming: - 2 - - 1 sq uka
Andrew Hunt: 1 2 - 3 - ukp uka uksa
Anthony R. Gold: - - - - 1 sq
James Farrar: 1 - - 2 3 ukp uksa sq
Steven Clarke: - - - 1 2 uksa sq
Iain L M Hotchkies: 1 - - 2 - ukp uksa
Rob Alexander: 3 5 1 2 4 ukps uksa ukp sq uka
James Lawson: - - - 1 2 uksa sq
Jayne McCormack: 3 4 1 2 - ukps uksa ukp uka
Mike Pitt: 2 4 3 5 1 sq ukp ukps uka uksa
Count
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PASS 1: Alternative vote, ignoring status quo option
AV count: round 1 [status quo is ignored in pass 1]
Ballots: 48, abstentions 3, quota 23
uk.paranormal.*: 23
uk.alternative.*: 1
uk.para-science.*: 4
uk.sci.alternative.*: 17
Option uk.paranormal.* with 23 reaches quota (23)
PASS 2: Comparison of PASS 1 winner with status quo option
Yes/No for uk.paranormal.*:
YES: 27
NO: 20
Result: Option uk.paranormal.* wins AV but fails +12 (7) against status quo
Votetaker's Remarks
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There were 48 valid ballots.
Sorry about the length of time this took to count. This was partly due
to real life intruding, but also the closeness of the vote meant more
careful checking than normal. Pass 2 of the count is logically equivalent
to performing a Condorcet count between the AV winner and the status quo.
[While it looks clear-cut at first glance, investigating later preferences
may convince you that it isn't.]
Only two ballots failed to make it through the auto-parsing code - neither
was really mal-formed. In one case the ']' was missing from the real name
line, in the other all the white space between the option name and the '['
was missing. The code now handles these cases.
Disallowed Votes
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hilde@remove_this.borve.demon.co.uk Spamblock (ACK bounced)
djones@remove_this.borve.demon.co.uk Spamblock (ACK bounced)
ncf@remove_this.borve.demon.co.uk Spamblock (ACK bounced)
I really expected some follow-up mail, especially considering the
discussion that was going on in unnc at the time, but none appeared.
Obviously, I cannot treat a ballot specially just because I happen
to know where it really comes from (which of course goes for all
voters, not just those from borve).
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Malcolm Mladenovic - Volunteer Votetaker, UK-VOTING. voting@mort.demon.co.uk
please use mbm@acm.org for personal mail
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