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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. [4]
For example, if from 100 votes that were cast, 45 were for candidate A, 30 were for candidate B and 25 were for candidate C, then candidate A received a plurality of votes but not a majority. In some election contests, the winning candidate or proposition may need only a plurality, depending on the rules of the organization holding the vote. [3]
Plurality block voting is a type of block voting method for multi-winner elections.Each voter may cast as many votes as the number of seats to be filled. [1] The candidates with the most votes are elected.
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 ...
It is a common property in the plurality-rule family of voting systems. For example, say a group of voters ranks Alice 2nd and Bob 6th, and Alice wins the election. In the next election, Bob focuses on expanding his appeal with this group of voters, but does not manage to defeat Alice—Bob's rating increases from 6th-place to 3rd.
Single-member plurality (SMP/SMDP) two-round system with lower than 50% requirement in first round Winner-take-all: No single-winner candidate plurality: single choice 1 — General ticket. Party-block voting (PBV) Winner-take-all: No multi-winner (one slate) list: plurality: single choice 1 — Plurality block voting (BV) plurality-at-large voting
Plurality decision, in a decision by a multi-member court, an opinion held by more judges than any other but not by an overall majority; Plurality (voting), when a candidate or proposition polls more votes than any other but does not receive more than half of all votes cast
The plurality-rule family of voting methods is a system of ranked voting rules based on, and closely-related to, first-preference plurality. [1] These rules include Instant-runoff (ranked choice) voting , as well as the two-round system and descending acquiescing coalitions .