Question 1:

Ahead of the festive season, a travel agent wishes to know which countries it should advertise vacation packages to.

In order to discover the public's preferences, a group of people is asked to rank 3 countries(Canada, The Bahamas and Mexico) that are close in proximity to the United States by how much they would like to go on vacation there.

The following table represents the results: Number of Voters 5 7 8 9 8 10

1 st Choice Canada Bahamas Mexico Bahamas Canada Mexico

2nd Choice Mexico Mexico Canada Canada Bahamas Bahamas

3rd Choice Bahamas Canada Bahamas Mexico Mexico Canada

Which country wins under the plurality method?

In the example in Question 1, which country is the Condorcet Winner? Does the plurality method satisfy the Condorcet Winner Criterion?