first past the post

See also: first-past-the-post

English

Noun

first past the post (uncountable)

A voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer.

Synonyms

simple majority voting
plurality voting

Translations

voting system

Chinese:
Mandarin: 簡單多數制, 简单多数制 (jiǎndān duōshùzhì), 單一選區多數決, 单一选区多数决 (dānyī xuǎnqū duōshùjué)
Danish: flertalsvalg i enkeltmandskredse n (parliamentary elections, e.g. in the UK), simpelt flertal n

Finnish: pluraliteettijärjestelmä
Georgian: მაჟორიტარული სისტემა (mažoriṭaruli sisṭema), მაჟორიტარული საარჩევნო სისტემა (mažoriṭaruli saarčevno sisṭema)
Romanian: vot majoritar simplu n

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