under most single-winner voting systems – including 'first-past-the-post' (plurality), instant-runoff, condorcet methods, and nauru borda – andrew would have been the winning candidate; however, under the standard borda count, catherine has the highest borda score and so is elected instead. although andrew is supported by an unambiguous absolute majority of voters, he is the last preference of 49 voters, which suggests that he may be strongly opposed by almost one half of the electorate. catherine, though she receives only a handful of first-preference votes, is at least the second choice of all voters, implying that she is broadly acceptable to all.