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Re: [EM] Borda method vs eliminative counting. Gregory method.

RL
Richard Lung
Sat, Aug 12, 2023 2:53 PM

On 12/08/2023 15:48, Richard Lung wrote:

Borda method would be preferable to Condorcet method, which does not
count the relative importance of different orders of choice, as
Laplace first perceived. It is liable to self-restrict preference, to
make a candidate count more. Condorcet method can be weighted but not
with respect to the relative importance of preferences.

This is a decisive reason for prefering Gregory method, that only
comes into operation with (more democratic) multi-member
constituencies. That is with current conventions of voting method.
Even a system that transcends the single-member counting problem is
not desirable from democratic point of viewe.

Regards,

Richard Lung.

On 12/08/2023 15:48, Richard Lung wrote: > > > Borda method would be preferable to Condorcet method, which does not > count the relative importance of different orders of choice, as > Laplace first perceived. It is liable to self-restrict preference, to > make a candidate count more. Condorcet method can be weighted but not > with respect to the relative importance of preferences. > > This is a decisive reason for prefering Gregory method, that only > comes into operation with (more democratic) multi-member > constituencies. That is with current conventions of voting method. > Even a system that transcends the single-member counting problem is > not desirable from democratic point of viewe. > > Regards, > > Richard Lung. >