Alternative Vote definition
Alternative Vote means any form of casting avote other than in person.
Alternative Vote or “AV” The AV system asks voters to rank candidates in order of preference with only first preference votes being counted initially. Any candidate getting more than 50% of these is elected automatically. If that doesn't happen, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated and their second choices allocated to the remaining candidates in a second round of counting. This continues until a candidate receives more than 50% of the vote;
Examples of Alternative Vote in a sentence
Both parties will whip their Parliamentary Parties in both Houses to support a simple majority referendum on the Alternative Vote, without prejudice to the positions parties will take during such a referendum.
The parties will bring forward a Referendum Bill on electoral reform, which includes provision for the introduction of the Alternative Vote in the event of a positive result in the referendum, as well as for the creation of fewer and more equal sized constituencies.