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single transferable vote

proportional representation voting system for multi-member constituencies
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single transferable vote

Summary

single transferable vote ranks in the top 0.41% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,809 views/month, #320 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • single transferable vote is a type of proportional representation[2].
  • single transferable vote is a type of ranked voting[3].
  • single transferable vote is part of democracy[4].
  • single transferable vote's Commons category is recorded as Single transferable vote[5].
  • single transferable vote's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Single transferable vote[6].
  • single transferable vote's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'STV'}[7].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include proportional representation[2] and ranked voting[3].

Use and Application

single transferable vote is part of democracy[4].

Why It Matters

single transferable vote ranks in the top 0.41% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,809 views/month, #320 of 77,819).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → democracy
    Subclass of → —
    Part of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Single transferable vote
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007546939505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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