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The '''Single Transferable Vote VT''' is used during elections to explain to the viewers how the voting system works.  it has become something of a tradition on election night.
The '''Single Transferable Vote VT''' is used during elections to explain to the viewers how the voting system works.  It has become something of a tradition on election night.


==Original Version (2000)==
==Jelly Babies Version (1995)==


This was presented by {{unsure|Ben ??}} and was filmed in Derwent Dining Hall.  It featured balloons to represent the candidates.  Clips from [[The Simpsons]] were used to illustrate.
[[Image:JellyBabies.png|thumb|right|Chris, Kate and jelly babies]]
 
Thought to be the first attempting at explaining the YUSU voting system, this starred [[Chris Kwouk]] as Professor Humpy explaining the way votes were counted to [[Kate Gordon]] through the use of jelly babies.  This was reused in for [[YUSU Elections 1996]].
 
==The Simpsons Version (2000)==
 
This was presented by {{unsure|Ben ??}} and was filmed in Derwent Dining Hall.  It featured balloons to represent the candidates.  Clips from [[The Simpsons]] were used to illustrate.  It may have been reused for a number of years afterwards.


==[[Michael Prior-Jones]] Version (2003)==
==[[Michael Prior-Jones]] Version (2003)==


For [[Elections 2003]] Michael re-filmed the above in YSTV's studio, complete with balloons and the same clips as before - this time cropped to eliminate the Sky One logo! This version was also used for 2004's programme.
For [[Elections 2003]] Michael re-filmed the above in YSTV's studio (the tape of the original had decayed somewhat, and Derwent Dining Hall had been re-decorated), complete with balloons and the same clips as before - this time cropped to eliminate the Sky One logo! This version was also used for 2004's programme.


==Star Wars Version (2005)==
==Star Wars Version (2005)==
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