In 1993 the 101st International Olympic Committee met in Monaco to select the 2000 Winter Olympics site.
Question:
In 1993 the 101st International Olympic Committee met in Monaco to select the 2000 Winter Olympics site. The cities in the running were Beijing (B), Berlin (L), Istanbul (I), Manchester (M), and Sydney (S). Suppose we look at their voting preferences:
a. Is there a majority winner? If not, which city wins the plurality vote?
b. Find the results of the election using the Hare method. Just after the third vote, one of the committee members voting for Manchester was accused of cheating and was disqualified. Because of that scandal, one member admitted she was voting insincerely, and changed her vote from Manchester to Sydney. What is the result of using the Hare method?
c. Do the results of parts \(\mathbf{a}\) and \(\mathbf{b}\) violate any of the fairness criteria?
Step by Step Answer:
a Majority Winner and Plurality Vote Majority Winner No there is no majority winner A majority winner requires more than half of the votes 51 out of 1...View the full answer
