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Ferret: New page: An '''absolute majority''' refers to a share of something that is greater than all the other shares put together (ie greater than half of the total). In the context of an election, a cand...

2007-08-06T02:18:14Z

New page: An '''absolute majority''' refers to a share of something that is greater than all the other shares put together (ie greater than half of the total). In the context of an election, a cand...

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An '''absolute majority''' refers to a share of something that is greater than all the other shares put together (ie greater than half of the total).

In the context of an election, a candidate who receives more votes than all other candidates put together is said to have won an absolute majority. In elections with only two candidates, or only two significant candidates (such as many [[US Presidential Elections]]) it is common for a candidate to achieve an absolute majority. An election with more than two significant candidates will often see no candidate receive an absolute majority. However, except in the case of a tie, every election will see one candidate receive a [[plurality]] of the vote.

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 An '''absolute majority''' refers to a share of something that is greater than all the other shares put together (i.e., greater than half of the total).
-In the context of an election, a candidate who receives more than half the potential votes (including those who do note vote) is said to have won an absolute majority.  Absolute majorities are unusual in systems where voting is optional because often only about 50% or fewer of voters eligible to vote actually do vote in an election.
+In the context of an election, it differs from a simple majority in that a candidate who receives more than half the '''potential''' votes in an election (which includes those who do not vote) is said to have won an absolute majority.  Absolute majorities are unusual in systems where voting is optional, because outside of Presidential races less than 50% of eligible voters eligible actually do vote in an election.
 President [[George W. Bush]] came closer to achieving an absolute majority in 2004 than any presidential candidate in over a decade.
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 An '''absolute majority''' refers to a share of something that is greater than all the other shares put together (i.e., greater than half of the total).
-In the context of an election, a candidate who receives more than half the potential votes (including those who do note vote) is said to have won an absolute majority.  Absolute majorities are unusual in systems where voting is optional because often only about 50% or fewer of voters elgible to vote actually do vote in an election.
+In the context of an election, a candidate who receives more than half the potential votes (including those who do note vote) is said to have won an absolute majority.  Absolute majorities are unusual in systems where voting is optional because often only about 50% or fewer of voters eligible to vote actually do vote in an election.
 President [[George W. Bush]] came closer to achieving an absolute majority in 2004 than any presidential candidate in over a decade.
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-An '''absolute majority''' refers to a share of something that is greater than all the other shares put together (ie greater than half of the total).
+An '''absolute majority''' refers to a share of something that is greater than all the other shares put together (i.e., greater than half of the total).
-In the context of an election, a candidate who receives more than half the potential votes (including those who do note vote) is said to have won an absolute majority.  Absolute majorities are unusual in systems where voting is optional.
+In the context of an election, a candidate who receives more than half the potential votes (including those who do note vote) is said to have won an absolute majority.  Absolute majorities are unusual in systems where voting is optional because often only about 50% or fewer of voters elgible to vote actually do vote in an election.
 [[category:politics]]

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	In the context of an election, a candidate who receives more votes than all other candidates put together is said to have won an absolute majority. In elections with only two candidates, or only two significant candidates (such as many [[US Presidential Elections]]) it is common for a candidate to achieve an absolute majority. An election with more than two significant candidates will often see no candidate receive an absolute majority. However, except in the case of a tie, every election will see one candidate receive a [[plurality]] of the vote.		In the context of an election, a candidate who receives more votes than all other candidates put together is said to have won an absolute majority. In elections with only two candidates, or only two significant candidates (such as many [[US Presidential Elections]]) it is common for a candidate to achieve an absolute majority. An election with more than two significant candidates will often see no candidate receive an absolute majority. However, except in the case of a tie, every election will see one candidate receive a [[plurality]] of the vote.

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	In the context of an election, a candidate who receives more votes than all other candidates put together is said to have won an absolute majority. In elections with only two candidates, or only two significant candidates (such as many [[US Presidential Elections]]) it is common for a candidate to achieve an absolute majority. An election with more than two significant candidates will often see no candidate receive an absolute majority. However, except in the case of a tie, every election will see one candidate receive a [[plurality]] of the vote.		In the context of an election, a candidate who receives more votes than all other candidates put together is said to have won an absolute majority. In elections with only two candidates, or only two significant candidates (such as many [[US Presidential Elections]]) it is common for a candidate to achieve an absolute majority. An election with more than two significant candidates will often see no candidate receive an absolute majority. However, except in the case of a tie, every election will see one candidate receive a [[plurality]] of the vote.
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