London Prevails In Rollercoaster Vote
London defeated Paris on the final ballot of the 2012 Olympic bid vote, but on the second ballot it appeared Madrid was about to secure victory in the very tight race.
On the first ballot London took a slim lead with 22 votes followed by Paris with 21, Madrid 20, New York 19 and Moscow 15. Moscow was eliminated.
But on the second ballot Madrid made strong gains gathering 32 votes followed by London with 27, Paris 25 and New York 16. New York was eliminated.
On the third ballot London regained the lead with 39 votes. Paris followed with 33 and Madrid was eliminated with only 31 votes.
On the final ballot London won with a narrow margin, 54 to 50 over Paris.
While it appears that New York received some courtesy votes on the first ballot to stave off early elimination, it's not immediately understood what caused Madrid's topsy-turvy performance.
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