Talk:Absolute majority

message: If an absolute majority doesn't include abstentions/absences, then what is it called when there is a majority of the entire voting body?  (This was the case when Turkey's parliament voted to help the U.S./U.K. "coalition" in Iraq, and the majority voted in favor, but if failed because their rules required a majority of every member, including ones who didn't vote.)   –radiojon 00:13, 2003 Dec 3 (UTC)
*A late answer... this would be a "majority of all the members" rather than "a majority of those members present and voting".138.67.12.23 21:56, 14 Sep 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: An absolute majority is a majority of the entire body.  A majority of just those voting is a simple majority.  Check Robert's Rules. Pmadrid 01:29, 22 Sep 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Definition 

message: Can someone please independently cite the use of this term?  I attempted to verify some of the information in this article and was unable to do so.  A google search returned only Wikipedia and its mirrors or use of the phrase in a more general sense, not in ways consistent with the definition in this article.  It did not turn up in any of my old textbooks, either.  Thanks.  Rossami (talk) 01:12, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cite your sources 

message: "Absolute majority" is, by its nature, ambiguous.  Some people use it to refer to a majority, as opposed to a plurality.  It can mean:
* A majority (two definitions).
* A majority of the voters that are present or participate, including those voters that abstain.
* A majority of the entire membership.
* A majority of the fixed membership.
I really think this one needs a major rewrite.
--J. J. in PA 19:42, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Should majority of the entire membership go in its own separate article, do you think? I hesitate to keep this article within the purview of WikiProject Parliamentary Procedure since the term "absolute majority" does not appear in RONR. Obuibo Mbstpo (talk) 21:36, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ambiguous term 

message: *Should this unreferenced article be redirected to its parent topic, which already contains a sizeable section covering precisely the same ground, supermajority#Majority of the entire membership?
Please place comments within your own headed section and avoid threaded discussions within others' sections.
===Comments===
*Comments from (involved) TreasuryTag - This article is an exceptionally uselss content fork. Textbook case, in fact. There is absolutely nothing to suggest the notability of the 'absolute majority' as a topic in itself. The article is very short and completely unreferenced. I have yet to hear a good reason for not simply merging the useful material into our already existing article which covers precisely the same topic, supermajority#Majority of the entire membership.I would also like to take this opportunity to condemn  for blind revert-warring without the slightest attempt at explanation or discussion. ╟─TreasuryTag►secretariat─╢ 19:33, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: RfC on merge/redirect to [[supermajority]]

message: *Comments from (involved) TreasuryTag - This article is an exceptionally uselss content fork. Textbook case, in fact. There is absolutely nothing to suggest the notability of the 'absolute majority' as a topic in itself. The article is very short and completely unreferenced. I have yet to hear a good reason for not simply merging the useful material into our already existing article which covers precisely the same topic, supermajority#Majority of the entire membership.I would also like to take this opportunity to condemn  for blind revert-warring without the slightest attempt at explanation or discussion. ╟─TreasuryTag►secretariat─╢ 19:33, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Comments

message: The most common meaning of Absolute majority is "more than half", that is a majority. (Relative majority = plurality)
I propose this page should redirect to Majority, not supermajority as now there are a lot of redirects going to the wrong article Rankedchoicevoter (talk) 09:45, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Absolute majority - redirect