Editing Block voting (section)

=== Plurality block voting and majority block voting ===
Consider a scenario with 12 candidates in a 3-member district among 10,000 voters. Both plurality block voting and majority block voting allow voters to cast three votes (although they need not use all three) but restrict voting to one vote per candidate.

Party A garners roughly 35% support among the electorate, Party B secures around 25%, and the remaining voters mainly support independent candidates but lean toward Party B if compelled to choose between the two parties. Assuming all voters cast their votes sincerely and avoid tactical voting, the following tabulation elucidates the outcomes:

{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="3" |Candidate
! colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Party
! colspan="4" rowspan="2" |Plurality block voting
! colspan="8" |Majority block voting / 2 round voting
|-
! colspan="4" |1st round
! colspan="4" |2nd round
|-
!Votes
!%
! colspan="2" |Elected?
!Votes
!%
! colspan="2" |Elected?
!Votes
!%
! colspan="2" |Elected?
|-
|Candidate A1
| style="background:#D10000" |
|Party A
|'''3555'''
|'''36%'''
|'''3.'''
|'''Yes'''
|3555
|36%
|3.
|
|4100
|41%
|5.
|
|-
|Candidate A2
| style="background:#D10000" |
|Party A
|'''3700'''
|'''37%'''
|'''1.'''
|'''Yes'''
|3700
|37%
|1.
|
|4200
|42%
|4.
|
|-
|Candidate A3
| style="background:#D10000" |
|Party A
|'''3600'''
|'''36%'''
|'''2.'''
|'''Yes'''
|3600
|36%
|2.
|
|3900
|39%
|7.
|
|-
|Candidate B1
| style="background:#0008A5" |
|Party B
|2600
|26%
|4.
|
|2600
|26%
|4.
|
|'''5100'''
|'''51%'''
|'''1.'''
|'''Yes'''
|-
|Candidate B2
| style="background:#0008A5" |
|Party B
|2500
|25%
|5.
|
|2500
|25%
|5.
|
|'''4900'''
|'''49%'''
|'''2.'''
|'''Yes'''
|-
|Candidate B3
| style="background:#0008A5" |
|Party B
|2400
|24%
|6.
|
|2400
|24%
|6.
|
|'''4800'''
|'''48%'''
|'''3.'''
|'''Yes'''
|-
|Candidate I1
|
|Independent
|2300
|23%
|8.
|
|2300
|23%
|8.
|''eliminated''
|
|
|
|
|-
|Candidate I2
|
|Independent
|2395
|20%
|7.
|
|2395
|20%
|7.
|''eliminated''
|
|
|
|
|-
|Candidate I3
|
|Independent
|1900
|19%
|9.
|
|1900
|19%
|9.
|''eliminated''
|
|
|
|
|-
|Candidate I4
|
|Independent
|1800
|15%
|10
|
|1800
|15%
|10
|''eliminated''
|
|
|
|
|-
|Candidate I5
|
|Independent
|650
|7%
|11.
|
|650
|7%
|11.
|''eliminated''
|
|
|
|
|-
|Candidate I6
|
|Independent
|600
|6%
|12.
|
|600
|6%
|12.
|''eliminated''
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="3" |''TOTAL votes cast''
|28000
|
|
|
|28000
|
|
|
|27000
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="3" |TOTAL possible votes
|30000
|
|
|
|30000
|
|
|
|30000
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="3" |Voters
|10000
|100%
|
|
|10000
|100%
|
|
|10000
|100%
|
|
|}
In the second round, voters of independent candidates can vote for candidates of party B. As even fewer voters cast all their 3 votes, even in the second round, some winners do technically win with a majority, but only a plurality in fact (similar to differences between turnout levels in [[Two-round system|two-round voting]]).