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語源

A metaphor derived from horse racing, referring to the first horse to physically pass the winning post at the finish line, regardless of the distance to the runner-up.

名詞

first past the post (uncountable)

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

   Synonym: FPTP

   • 2023 August 7, Nesrine Malik, “British people are kinder and less divided than politicians give us credit for”, in The Guardian‎:

     In our two-party system, that aloofness and hostility is partly a result of a first-past-the-post electoral system that worships the wedge, with each party terrified that one issue might catch fire and swing marginal seats away from victory.

同意語

• simple majority voting
• plurality voting