The voting system was first used in the PNG National elections in 1977 and was abonded. It was re-introduced thirty years later in the 2007 National elections. What is this system?

Answer 1

The voting system being referred to here is the Limited Preferential Voting (LPV) system, also known as the "Alternative Vote," which was first used in the Papua New Guinea (PNG) National elections in 1977 and then reintroduced in 2007 after a 30-year gap. In this system, voters rank their preferred candidates on the ballot, marking their first, second, and third choices. The first-preference votes are counted, and if a candidate receives an absolute majority of first preferences, they are declared the winner. If no candidate receives an absolute majority, the candidate with the fewest first-preference votes is eliminated, and their votes are redistributed based on the second-preference choices until a candidate attains an absolute majority.