This manuscript elucidates the Paired Voting System (PVS), a preferential voting system that builds upon the principles outlined by (Nanson 1882, 206; Wikipedia 2023). PVS orchestrates a majority-driven ordering of options, meticulously deriving a hierarchy from the collective preferences of voters. The system operationalizes four pivotal metrics—’WINS,’ ‘TIES,’ ‘FORS,’ and ‘FIRSTS’ in that order—all of which determined from Voter Ranked Preferences (RNKs). PVS transcends the individual ordinal selections of RNKs, synthesizing these inputs to construct unambiguous, majority-endorsed rankings. This places PVS as a significant alternative within the spectrum of voting methodologies. The manuscript provides an in-depth analysis of PVS’s functional dynamics, evaluates its capacity for decisive decision-making, and examines its potential to serve as a foundational structure for the Paired Proportional Weighted Voting System (PPWVS). The latter is an advanced implementation of PVS that amalgamates the weights of first and second place rankings from multiple districts, thereby shaping legislative decision-making with a more representative electoral calculus.