Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Flemish term or phrase:
voorkeurstemmen
English translation:
votes in favour of
Added to glossary by
jafroome
Feb 14, 2002 12:08
22 yrs ago
Flemish term
Voorkeurstemmen
Non-PRO
Flemish to English
Other
I hope this is in Flemmish!
bij de verkiezingen van 8 oktober 2000,
de brug
CVP
SP
VDP
Vlaams Blok
VLD
Thank you very much!
bij de verkiezingen van 8 oktober 2000,
de brug
CVP
SP
VDP
Vlaams Blok
VLD
Thank you very much!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | votes in favour of |
Sven Petersson
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| 4 +1 | Preference vote / preferential vote |
Serge L
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| 4 | These are specific votes in favour of candidates |
jarry (X)
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Proposed translations
+1
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Comment: "your geriatric brain has still got it sven!"
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14 mins
Preference vote / preferential vote
That's the more litteral translation.
I think that in the US, it corresponds more or less to a write-in vote:
"Who was the first and only senator elected by a write-in vote?
Strom Thurmond of South Carolina became the first write-in senator on November 3, 1954."
HTH,
Serge L.
I think that in the US, it corresponds more or less to a write-in vote:
"Who was the first and only senator elected by a write-in vote?
Strom Thurmond of South Carolina became the first write-in senator on November 3, 1954."
HTH,
Serge L.
Peer comment(s):
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Sven Petersson
: That is not what it means in Belgium. Have a look on some sites that contain the word!
8 mins
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| agree |
Sandra Nortje
: Preferential voting: in which the voter puts candidates in order of preference
10 mins
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thanks Sandra
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Evert DELOOF-SYS
: juist - voorkeurstemmen zijn stemmen die direct aan een persoon op de lijst gegeven worden - dus niet een 'lijststem'
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Dank je Evert
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26 mins
These are specific votes in favour of candidates
on a voter's list other than the candidates who would automatically be allocated a seat in parliament on the basis of the total votes cast in favour of the party concerned. I suspect that in a first-past-the-post system such as in the UK, where candidates stand for a particular constituency, this type of vote is not known. I think that priority or preferential vote is an appropriate translation if the target audience is familiar with the Belgian system.
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