single transferable vote

Question 1

where is it used

Answer 1

-northern ireland assembly
-european parliement
-australian genreal elections

Question 2

how it works ?

Answer 2

-using multi member constinencuies
-using a lsrger team of 4 and 5 representatives
-they pick 1 2 or 3

Question 3

advantages ?

Answer 3

-close correlation between votes and seats
-it is a possible to choose candidates in the same party or different
-created a power sharing goverment that enables representation from two rival communities

Question 4

disadvantages ?

Answer 4

-not fully proportinal
-in large constituinces the link between representative and voter may be weak
-power sharing goverments bring rival groups but still prone to conflict