First-Past-the-Post Electoral System

A First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) electoral system is a voting method where the candidate with the most votes in a single-member district wins the election. This system does not require the winner to achieve a majority of the votes, only a plurality.

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Branch: Objectives
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-past-the-post_voting

Also known as

Plurality Voting, FPTP, First-Past-the-Post Voting, Simple Majority System, Single-Member Plurality

Examples

Constituency-Based Voting: Canadian federal elections
First-Past-the-Post (FPTP): United Kingdom general elections
Single-Member District Plurality: U.S. House of Representatives elections

Ancestry path

Objectives Regulatory Objectives Electoral System Winner-Take-All Electoral System Winner-Take-All - Single-Winner System

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