spoiler effect

phenomenon in which support for a minor candidate results in a win by the major candidate with the less compatible ideology or platform
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spoiler effect

Summary

spoiler effect is a phenomenon[1]. It draws 1,255 Wikipedia views per month (phenomenon category, ranking #61 of 290).[2]

Key Facts

  • spoiler effect's instance of is recorded as phenomenon[3].
  • spoiler effect's instance of is recorded as failure[4].
  • spoiler effect's Commons category is recorded as Spoiler effect[5].
  • spoiler effect comprises winner[6].
  • spoiler effect's has cause is recorded as vote splitting[7].
  • spoiler effect's facet of is recorded as instant-runoff voting[8].
  • spoiler effect's facet of is recorded as two-round system[9].
  • spoiler effect's facet of is recorded as first-past-the-post voting[10].
  • spoiler effect's facet of is recorded as single transferable vote[11].
  • spoiler effect's facet of is recorded as largest remainder method[12].
  • spoiler effect's facet of is recorded as plurality voting system[13].
  • spoiler effect's significant person is recorded as Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat de Condorcet[14].
  • spoiler effect's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as ranked voting[15].
  • spoiler effect's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as highest averages method[16].
  • spoiler effect's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as proportional approval voting[17].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include phenomenon[3] and failure[4].

Use and Application

spoiler effect comprises winner[6].

Why It Matters

spoiler effect draws 1,255 Wikipedia views per month (phenomenon category, ranking #61 of 290).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Ske · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Handled, mitigated, or managed by ranked voting, highest averages method, proportional approval voting
    Significant person Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat de Condorcet
    Aliases
    Instance of phenomenon, failure
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