first-past-the-post

British  

noun

1. (modifier) of or relating to a voting system in which a candidate may be elected by a simple majority rather than an absolute majority Compare proportional representation

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Reform UK, meanwhile, is a more curious case from a Welsh perspective: it came second under the winner takes it all first-past-the-post vote in the Caerphilly by-election, getting 36% of the vote.

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"I would hope that would make them think again about the wisdom of first-past-the-post," he said.

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Beating two of the party's four MPs to the leadership, the 42-year-old has already faced down the charge that he doesn't have the establishment heft of those elected to Parliament in a first-past-the-post system.

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The former system of proportional representation was replaced by something closer to the first-past-the-post system, as used in the UK.

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The by-election will be a first-past-the-post ballot, meaning the candidate with the highest number of votes will become the constituency's new MSP.

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