First-past-the-post voting
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First-past-the-post is a voting system used by some countries to elect their goverments or the members of their parliaments. In a first-past-the-post system, a country is divided into constituencies, and in these constituencies people known as candidates, who each represent a different political party will stand for election to the country's parliament. In the individual constituencies, the candidate who gets the most votes from people, wins the race to be elected.
Countries using First-past-the-post include the United Kingdom, Canada, India and partly in the United States.
Example [change]
| Candidate | Vote |
| Candidate A: | 25 |
| Candidate B: | 22 |
| Candidate C: | 21 |
| Candidate D: | 18 |
| Candidate E: | 14 |
In a first-past-the-post system, candidate A wins because he receives more votes than anyone else.
