Five Candidates Hypothetical with Two Blue Candidates
Hypothetical run by Copilot using Elected Together Methodology
1. Candidate Table
| Candidate | Affiliation |
| Blue 1 | Progressive (mainstream) |
| Blue 2 | Progressive (reformist) |
| Red 1 | Conservative |
| Purple 1 | Centrist / Relational |
| Green 1 | Environmentalist |
2. Voter Group Table
| Group | Size | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| G1 | 18 | Blue 1 | Blue 2 | Green 1 |
| G2 | 10 | Blue 1 | — | — |
| G3 | 6 | Blue 1 | Purple 1 | — |
| G4 | 14 | Blue 2 | Blue 1 | Green 1 |
| G5 | 6 | Blue 2 | — | — |
| G6 | 4 | Blue 2 | Purple 1 | — |
| G7 | 16 | Red 1 | Purple 1 | — |
| G8 | 6 | Red 1 | — | — |
| G9 | 4 | Red 1 | Blue 2 | — |
| G10 | 8 | Purple 1 | Blue 1 | Red 1 |
| G11 | 4 | Purple 1 | Red 1 | Blue 2 |
| G12 | 4 | Green 1 | Blue 1 | Purple 1 |
Electorate total: 100 voters.
3. Majority Seat RCV Process
First-choice tally
Blue 1: 34 (G1, G2, G3)
Blue 2: 24 (G4, G5, G6)
Red 1: 26 (G7, G8, G9)
Purple 1: 12 (G10, G11)
Green 1: 4 (G12)
No majority → eliminate Green 1.
Transfers from Green 1
G12 (4) → Blue 1 (+4)
Tally: Blue 1: 38 | Blue 2: 24 | Red 1: 26 | Purple 1: 12
Eliminate Purple 1.
G10 (8) → Blue 1 (+8)
G11 (4) → Red 1 (+4)
Tally: Blue 1: 46 | Blue 2: 24 | Red 1: 30
Eliminate Blue 2.
G4 (14) → Blue 1 (+14)
G5 (6) → exhaust
G6 (4) → Red 1 (+4)
Final tally:
Blue 1: 60 | Red 1: 34 | Exhausted: 6
Majority winner: Blue 1
4. Majority Seat Power Attribution
Used-to-elect Blue 1 (final round ballots):
G1: 18
G2: 10
G3: 6
G12: 4
G10: 8
G4: 14
Total = 60 ballots
Second-choice additions: none (no remaining groups list Blue 1 second).
Majority seat voting power: 60% of electorate → 1.20 seats
Removed from minority pool: G1, G2, G3, G4, G10, G12.
5. Minority Seat RCV Process
Minority pool composition
G5: 6 (Blue 2 only)
G6: 4 (Blue 2 > Purple)
G7: 16 (Red 1 > Purple)
G8: 6 (Red 1 only)
G9: 4 (Red 1 > Blue 2)
G11: 4 (Purple > Red 1)
Total: 40 ballots
First-choice tally
Red 1: 26 (G7, G8, G9)
Blue 2: 10 (G5, G6)
Purple 1: 4 (G11)
Eliminate Purple 1 (4) → transfers to Red 1 (+4)
Final tally:
Red 1: 30
Blue 2: 10
Minority winner: Red 1
Minority seat voting power: 2.00 − 1.20 = 0.80 seats
6. Final Outcomes
| Seat Type | Winner | Voting Power |
| Majority Seat | Blue 1 | 1.20 |
| Minority Seat | Red 1 | 0.80 |
Key Points
- Limited Blue↔Red crossover preserved distinct winners in each camp.
- Purple 1 acted as a transfer bridge to both major camps but could not capture a seat.
- Green 1’s early elimination consolidated progressive votes behind Blue 1.
- Truncated Blue 2 ballots (G5) exhausted in the majority runoff but stayed in the minority pool, reinforcing Blue 2’s minority tally without overtaking Red 1.