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{{wikipedia|Vote splitting#Spoiler effect}}
The '''spoiler effect''' is the effect of vote splitting between candidates or ballot questions{{#tag:ref|Examples are the [[First Past the Post electoral system|first past the post electoral system]] and in the [[single transferable vote]] or similar systems
The spoiler effect is a problem in [[plurality voting system]]s because they enable a candidate to win with less than half of the vote.
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