Weighted Bucklin Elections: Better than Borda?

• In Event: New Methods for the Study of Electoral Systems and Representation

Brief Overview

Weighted Bucklin elections may be better than Weighted Scoring elections, including Borda, in some circumstances. We investigate Weighted Bucklin elections for single-winner elections, using simulation to find the best weights.

Authors

• Marc Kilgour, Wilfrid Laurier University

• Jean-Charles Gregoire, INRS Universite de Recherche

• Angèle Foley, Wilfrid Laurier University