Information on tactical voting, also called strategic voting, a practice in which voters rank or select candidates or policies that are not their primary preference in order to defeat less desirable alternatives. Includes types of tactical voting and the influence of tactical voting on past elections.
In voting systems, tactical voting occurs, in elections with more than two candidates, when a voter supports a candidate other than his or her sincere preference in order to prevent an undesirable outcome.
A surprising number of people are candid enough to admit that they voted Liberal Democrat in previous elections because they simply could not decide between Labour and the Tories.
In the United Kingdom general election May 6, âtactical votingâ has become a serious issue as prominent members of the Labour Party push for it as a way to âkeep out the Tories.â It's an issue in upcoming US elections, as well.
How to Engage in Tactical Voting. "Those who stay away from the election think that one vote will do no good: 'Tis but one step more to think one vote will do no harm".
This is a blanket call for all UKIP and Lib Dem supporters to vote Tory. Not only is there nothing tactical in this, but the final claim is both false and contrary to the logic of traditional tactical voting.
In voting systems, tactical voting occurs, in elections with more than two candidates, when a voter supports a candidate other than his or her sincere preference in order to prevent an undesirable outcome.
A surprising number of people are candid enough to admit that they voted Liberal Democrat in previous elections because they simply could not decide between Labour and the Tories.
In the United Kingdom general election May 6, âtactical votingâ has become a serious issue as prominent members of the Labour Party push for it as a way to âkeep out the Tories.â It's an issue in upcoming US elections, as well.
How to Engage in Tactical Voting. "Those who stay away from the election think that one vote will do no good: 'Tis but one step more to think one vote will do no harm".
This is a blanket call for all UKIP and Lib Dem supporters to vote Tory. Not only is there nothing tactical in this, but the final claim is both false and contrary to the logic of traditional tactical voting.
