[[Clyde Coombs]] devised whata is[[voting system]] referred to as '''Coombs' method''' of election system. Coombs' method is a form of [[preferential voting]], and works like [[Instant Runoff Voting]] in reverse. If at any time one candidate has a majority of first place votes, then this is the winner. As long as this is not the case, the candidate with the most last place votes is eliminated.
