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== As a multi-winner method ==
The system itself can directly be used as a multi-winner method when implemented as a [[Regional system]] with single member districts. In this scenario it is often referred to as '''single member plurality'''. However, there are extensions to [[Multi-Member Districts]].
FPTP can be extended to the multi-winner case either as [[Single non-transferable vote]] or [[Plurality-at-large voting]]. An in-between form is limited voting, which gives a voter the ability to choose fewer candidates than the number of seats to be filled, but usually lets voters pick more than one candidate. The general principle in any multi-winner extension of FPTP is that a voter can support at most as many candidates as there are seats to be filled. ▼
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While the [[single non-transferable vote]] is not in itself a proportional method, coordinated strategy by parties can make it behave like party list, which is proportional. However, the strategy needs to be carefully executed, and thus SNTV may encourage patron-client relationships in which a powerful legislator can apportion votes to his or her supporters.
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