Plurality voting system

The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member constituencies. The most common system, used in Canada, India, the United Kingdom, and the United States, is simple plurality, first past the post or winner-takes-all. In this voting system the...

Also known as:

  • First Past the Post electoral system
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