first past the post en · NOUN
Etymology
A metaphor derived from horse racing, referring to the first horse to physically pass the winning post at the finish line, regardless of the distance to the runner-up.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer.
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.
2023 August 7, Nesrine Malik, “British people are kinder and less divided than politicians give us credit for”, in The Guardian:
Synonyms
simple majority voting · FPTP · plurality voting
Translations (13)
ro vot majoritar simplu (voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer) · ja 単純小選挙区制 (voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer) · ka მაჟორიტარული სისტემა (voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer) · ka მაჟორიტარული საარჩევნო სისტემა (voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer) · cmn 單一選區多數決 /单一选区多数决 (voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer) · fi pluraliteettijärjestelmä (voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer) · fr scrutin majoritaire uninominal à un tour (voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer) · hu egyszerű többség (voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer) · de Mehrheits- (voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer) · ca escrutini uninominal majoritari (voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer) · da simpelt flertal (voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer) · da flertalsvalg i enkeltmandskredse (voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer) · cmn 簡單多數制 /简单多数制 (voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer)