The 3D swingometer is a graphic device used to illustrate the shift in election results from the previous election in a three-party system. It is similar to the '2D' swingometer used in two-party system elections, but uses the extra dimension to allow swings to occur between three parties. The Elections and Parties Series Democracy Representative democracy History of democracy Referenda Liberal democracy Representation Voting Voting systems Ideology Elections Elections by country Elections by calender Electoral systems Politics Politics by country Political campaigns Political science Political philosophy Related topics Political parties Parties by country Parties by name Parties by... Peter Snow making use of a Swingometer in the BBCs coverage of the 2005 UK General Election The swingometer is a graphic device used to illustrate the shift in election results from the previous election. ... A two-party system is a type of party system where only two political parties have a realistic chance of winning an election. ...

The sum of all the swings between parties must equal zero. In a three party system, the most complicated swings will involve a major swing either to or from one political party, with this swing being made up of two components from each of the other two parties. For instance there may be a 3% swing towards the Red party, consisting of a 2% swing from the Blue party and a 1% swing from the Yellow party. Alternatively, there may be a 5% swing from the Blue party, of which 3% is towards the Yellow party and 2% towards the Red party. The Elections and Parties Series Democracy Representative democracy History of democracy Referenda Liberal democracy Representation Voting Voting systems Ideology Elections Elections by country Elections by calender Electoral systems Politics Politics by country Political campaigns Political science Political philosophy Related topics Political parties Parties by country Parties by name Parties by...

It is possible to split the swing space up into different regions indicating what the result would be if the swing indicated occurred linearly across the electorate. This gives rise to four regions: one each indicating overall control for each party, and a fourth region indicating no overall control. In politics, an electorate is the group of entities entitled to vote in an election. ...

Where there are swings directly from one party to a second party with the third party's vote remaining unchanged, the 3D swingometer clearly indicates that the third party also benefits slightly from the reduction in vote of the first party.

The three dimensions consist of the two used to create the swing space and the third for the pendulum to swing in. Desert style landscape early morning rendered in terragen 3-D or 3D abbreviates three-dimensional and is often related to a stereoscopic display that exploits binocular vision. ... Simple Gravity Pendulum assumues no air resistance and no friction of/at the nail/screw. ...