Imagine that you lived in the constituency of St. Ives in the United Kingdom and that your preference ordering among the political parties was Labour Liberal Liberal Democrat Conservative. The electoral system is a single-member district plurality system. Look at Table 1 and answer the following questions.
$$\begin{array}{l}
\text { Table 1: UK Legislative Elections Results, St. Ives Constituency }\
\
\begin{array} { l | l l }
\hline & \text { Votes } & \text { Vote (\%) } \
\hline \text { David Harris (Conservative) } & 24,528 & 42.9 \
\text { Andrew George (Liberal Democrat) } & 22,883 & 40.1 \
\text { Stephen Warr (Labour) } & 9,144 & 16 \
\text { Graham Stevens (Liberal) } & 577 & 1 \
\text { Harris is elected } & & \
\hline
\end{array}
\end{array}$$
-If you were to vote sincerely, which party's candidate would you vote for?

Question

Imagine that you lived in the constituency of St. Ives in the United Kingdom and that your preference ordering among the political parties was Labour > Liberal > Liberal Democrat > Conservative. The electoral system is a single-member district plurality system. Look at Table 1 and answer the following questions.
 $$\begin{array}{l}
\text { Table 1: UK Legislative Elections Results, St. Ives Constituency }\
\
\begin{array} { l | l l } 
\hline & \text { Votes } & \text { Vote (\%) } \
\hline \text { David Harris (Conservative) } & 24,528 & 42.9 \
\text { Andrew George (Liberal Democrat) } & 22,883 & 40.1 \
\text { Stephen Warr (Labour) } & 9,144 & 16 \
\text { Graham Stevens (Liberal) } & 577 & 1 \
\text { Harris is elected } & & \
\hline
\end{array}
\end{array}$$
-If you were to vote sincerely, which party's candidate would you vote for?

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Voting sincerely means voting based on your true preference, which for you is Labour > Liberal > Liberal Democrat > Conservative.

Imagine That You Lived in the Constituency of St -If You Were to Vote Sincerely, Which Party's Candidate Would