Meaning of first past the post | Babel Free

Definitions

A voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer.

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“In our two-party system, that aloofness and hostility is partly a result of a first-past-the-post electoral system that worships the wedge, with each party terrified that one issue might catch fire and swing marginal seats away from victory.”

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