At the Jan 12 AMS Council meeting, we took a poll of councilors to see how they would vote if the election were that day. As an experiment, we used a two-sided ballot: First Past the Post on one side and Condorcet results on the other. Results below.

First Past the Post Results

Winners are in bold.

President

Jeremy McElroy, 18; Michael Moll 3; Omar Shaban 2; Jeremichael Molleroy 1

VP Administration

Mike Silley 17; Kathy Yan Li 3; Gordon Katic 2

VP Academic & University Affairs

Justin Yang 20; Matt Parson 2; Jennifer Wang 1

VP External

Mitch Wright 11; Katherine Tyson 10; Rory Breasail 2

VP Finance

Elin Tayyar 20; Arash Ehteshami 5

Board of Governors

Sean Heisler 18; Ben Cappellacci 13; Sumedha Sharma 11; Sassan Sangsari 3; AJ Hajir Hajian 1

Senate

Justin Yang 19; Spencer Rasmussen 17; Thomas Brennan 14; AJ Hajir Hajian 12; Ryan Bredin 11; Matthew Campbell 8; Eric DiStefano 7; Imran Habib 4

Condorcet Results

President

Winner: Jeremy > Jeremichael > Michael > Omar

VP Admin

Winner: Mike > Kath¥ > Gordon

VP Academic & University Affairs

Winner: Justin > Matt > Jennifer

VP External

Winner: Katherine > Mitch > Rory

The VP External race, by far the closest, actually yields different results depending on whether FPTP or condorcet is used. Admittedly, the sample size is small, but still, proof of principle win. In close races, condorcet isn’t just a gimmick.