Plurality voting

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Plurality voting is an electoral system in which the candidates in an electoral district who poll more than any other (that is, receive a plurality or relative majority) are elected. In other words, the rule establishes that obtaining a plurality is sufficient to win the election, since a majority (absolute majority) is not required. Under single-winner plurality voting, in systems based on single-member districts, plurality voting is called single member [district] plurality (SMP), which is occasionally known as "first-past-the-post". In such use of plurality voting, the leading candidate, whether or not they have a majority of votes, is elected. Under all but a few niche election systems, the most-popular candidate in the first count is elected. But under systems that use ranked votes, vote tallies change and are compared at various times during the vote count process. Where votes are transferred, the system is not generally referred to as a plurality system. Several versions of plurality...

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