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First-past-the-post (FPTP)—also called choose-one, first-preference plurality (FPP), or simply plurality—is a single-winner voting rule. Voters mark one candidate as their favorite, or first-preference , and the candidate with the most first-preference marks (a plurality ) is elected, regardless of whether they have over half of votes (a ...
Parallel voting: First-past-the-post (73 seats) Party-list proportional representation (34 seats) Single non-transferable vote (6 seats) Tanzania: President: Head of State and Government Two-round system: National Assembly: Unicameral legislature Parallel voting: First-past-the-post (264 seats) Party-list proportional representation (113 seats)
A Canadian example of such an opportunity is seen in the City of Edmonton (Canada), which went from first-past-the-post voting in 1917 Alberta general election to five-member plurality block voting in 1921 Alberta general election, to five-member single transferable voting in 1926 Alberta general election, then to FPTP again in 1959 Alberta ...
Under single-winner plurality voting, and in systems based on single-member districts, plurality voting is called single member [district] plurality (SMP), [2] [3] which is widely known as "first-past-the-post". In SMP/FPTP the leading candidate, whether or not they have a majority of votes, is elected.
For example, 10,000 voters vote to elect three members. Cumulative voting is not used so each voter may not cast more than one vote for a single candidate. Under block voting (multiple non-transferable voting), each voter may cast 3 votes (but does not have to) Under Limited voting, each voter may cast 2 votes maximum.
An electoral system (or voting system) is a set of rules that determine how elections and referendums are conducted and how their results are determined.. Some electoral systems elect a single winner (single candidate or option), while others elect multiple winners, such as members of parliament or boards of directors.
Limited Voting frequently enables minority groupings to gain representation – unlike first past the post or bloc voting systems. For example, in Voterville 54% of electors support the Blue Party while 46% support the Red Party. The Blue Party would win all three seats with bloc voting and also under first past the post assuming an even ...
Like instant-runoff voting, the exhaustive ballot is intended to improve upon the simpler "first-past-the-post" (plurality) system by reducing the potential for tactical voting by avoiding "wasted" votes. Under the plurality system, which involves only one round, voters are encouraged to vote tactically by voting for only one of the two leading ...