Meanings of first-past-the-post voting in English

As elsewhere, the first-past-the-post voting system in Eurovision is to be commended.

In a 2011 referendum, Britons rejected changing their first-past-the-post voting system.

Both parties benefited significantly from this unrepresentative, first-past-the-post voting system in the past.

That is the result of another British legacy: first-past-the-post voting.

That's how the maths of Britain's first-past-the-post voting system works.

The UK's first-past-the-post voting system means the parties with the most votes may not win the most seats.

Meanwhile, because of the UK's first-past-the-post voting system, Ukip's support would translate to a relatively modest five seats.

Speaking after the general election won by the Conservative party, Bennett said Britain needed to scrap first-past-the-post voting and introduce a proportional system.

Westminster's first-past-the-post voting system, a virtually nuance-free process, imposes a tactical crudeness on a political culture not normally known for its genteel side.

The other is to frame Ukip as a "wasted vote"; a party that can do nothing under the first-past-the-post voting system.

They are familiar with non first-past-the-post voting and can hope to benefit from the greater leverage which fragmentation at the centre would probably give them.

The so-called first-past-the-post voting system means that a party can capture a majority in parliament by winning less than 40% of the popular vote.