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Limited voting is a voting system where there are several posts (or vacancies), where the maximum number of candidates that each voter can vote for is less than the number of vacant posts. In the special case where the voter may vote for only one candidate, and there are two or more posts, this system of voting is called the single non-transferable vote. It has been suggested that ballot be merged into this article or section. ... The Single Non-Transferable Vote or SNTV is an electoral system used in multi-member constituency elections. ...
In bloc voting, where the maximum number of candidates that each voter can vote for is equal to the number of posts, it is possible for a single faction to take all the posts. An example of this is in local elections in Great Britain where all the councillors in a multi-member ward often come from one party. A vote limited to say three votes out of four vacancies, gives some chance for the opposition to get one candidate elected. Bloc voting (or block voting) (also called Plurality-at-large) refers to a class of voting systems which can be used to elect several representatives from a single constituency. ... The contents of this page have been moved to http://en. ...
The Limited vote has been used since the restoration of democracy to elect senators from the Spanish mainland.
Limitedvoting is a voting system in which electors have fewer votes than there are positions available.
In the special case in which the voter may vote for only one candidate and there are two or more posts, this system is called the single non-transferable vote or sometimes the strictly limitedvote.
It is used for elections in Gibraltar where electors have eight votes for the 15 seats.
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