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{{Wikipedia|First-past-the-post voting}}A '''first-past-the-post''' ('''FPTP'''; sometimes '''FPP''')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/Resource-material-STV-Information-More-about-FPP?OpenDocument|title=More about FPP|author=The Department of Internal Affairs, Government of New Zealand|website=dia.govt.nz|language=en-NZ|access-date=2019-02-17}}</ref> [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_system electoral system] is one in which voters indicate on a ballot the candidate of their choice, and the candidate who receives the most votes wins. This is sometimes described as ''winner takes all''. First-past-the-post voting is a [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plurality_voting plurality voting] method. FPTP is a common, but not universal, feature of electoral systems with [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-member_district single-member electoral divisions], and is practised in close to one third of countries. Notable examples include the [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States United States], the [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom United Kingdom], as well as some of the latter's former [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony colonies] and [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protectorate protectorates], such as [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada Canada] or [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India]. |
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The '''first-past-the-post electoral system''' is a [[voting system]] for single-member districts, variously called '''first-past-the-post (FPTP or FPP)''', '''winner-take-all''', '''[[plurality]] voting''', or '''relative majority'''. In political science, it is known as '''Single-Member Plurality''' or '''SMP'''. This system is in use at all levels of politics. It is a key component of the original implementation the [[Westminster System]] in Briton and subsequently the British colonies. A thorough list is given below. |
The '''first-past-the-post electoral system''' is a [[voting system]] for single-member districts, variously called '''first-past-the-post (FPTP or FPP)''', '''winner-take-all''', '''[[plurality]] voting''', or '''relative majority'''. In political science, it is known as '''Single-Member Plurality''' or '''SMP'''. This system is in use at all levels of politics. It is a key component of the original implementation the [[Westminster System]] in Briton and subsequently the British colonies. A thorough list is given below. |
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