first past the post

English

first past the post (uncountable)

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

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

Chinese:
Mandarin: 簡單多數制, 简单多数制 (jiǎndān duōshùzhì), 單一選區多數決, 单一选区多数决 (dānyī xuǎnqū duōshùjué)
Danish: flertalsvalg i enkeltmandskredse n (parliamentary elections, e.g. in the UK), simpelt flertal n
Finnish: pluraliteettijärjestelmä
Georgian: მაჟორიტარული სისტემა (mažoriṭaruli sisṭema), მაჟორიტარული საარჩევნო სისტემა (mažoriṭaruli saarčevno sisṭema)
German: Mehrheits-
Hungarian: egyszerű többség
Japanese: 単純小選挙区制 (たんじゅんしょうせんきょくせい, tanjunshōsenkyokusei)
Romanian: vot majoritar simplu n

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