Page "Condorcet method" Paragraph 12

In a Condorcet election the voter ranks the list of candidates in order of preference.

So, for example, the voter gives a ' 1 ' to their first preference, a ' 2 ' to their second preference, and so on.

In this respect it is the same as an election held under non-Condorcet methods such as instant runoff voting or the single transferable vote.

Some Condorcet methods allow voters to rank more than one candidate equally, so that, for example, the voter might express two first preferences rather than just one.