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Where will my vote go?
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That's interesting.
I'll admit that's not quite how I thought preferences were counted, but I'm not sure it really supports your point?
If I'm reading that correctly, only 10% of ballots had their 3rd (or more) preference counted.
My original suggestion of casting a protest ballot by keeping the favourite candidates in the lowest preference still works. Although it's not really a distinct act of protest so much as just the intended operation of the preference system.
You're looking more for a disruptive or strategic vote.
As for how to strategically vote: look at those preference flows from earlier & pay close attention to the votes per candidate at each stage and how close some might be. Your goal is to try and push one of those last-placed candidates in one of the elimination rounds ahead of 2nd last through your preferences (easiest is to give them your 1 vote).
The ideal outcome would be to get certain preference flows activating earlier to try and alter who makes it to the final two or three.
Except, that's not really the definition of a protest vote. An actual protest vote is drawing a massive dick on your ballot.