plurality voting
1Plurality (voting) — In voting, a plurality vote is the largest number of votes to be received by any candidate or proposition when three or more choices are possible. With only 2 choices the winner would have the majority. The candidate or proposition receiving the… …
2Plurality voting system — The plurality voting system is a single winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single member constituencies.The most common system, used in Canada, India, the UK …
3plurality voting — /pluræləti ˈvoʊtɪŋ/ (say ploohraluhtee vohting) noun a voting system in which the candidate who receives more votes than any other is the winner, either operating as a first past the post system in which there is single round of voting in which… …
4Plurality voting system — Im deutschen Sprachgebrauch wird der Begriff Mehrheitswahl in zweifachem Sinne verwendet. Er bezeichnet: ein Auswahlverfahren zur Auswahl einer bestimmten Alternative aus einer vorgegebenen Menge durch eine Gruppe von Wählern; ein Verfahren zur… …
5Anti-plurality voting — describes a voting method in which each voter votes against a single candidate, and the candidate with the fewest votes against wins. Anti plurality voting is an example of a positional voting method. An Example In this voting system, each voter… …
6Plurality criterion — is a voting system criterion devised by Douglas Woodall for ranked voting methods. It is stated as follows::If the number of ballots ranking A as the first preference is greater than the number of ballots on which another candidate B is given any …
7Voting in Switzerland — is the process by which Swiss citizens make decisions about governance and elect officials. Voting takes place over the week end, with emphasis being put on the Sunday. At noon on that day ( Abstimmungssonntag in German), voting ends.Switzerland… …
8Plurality — can refer to the following:* Plural, in linguistics * Plurality (voting), a less than the majority number of votes * Plurality voting system, also called first past the post * Plurality (church governance) * Plurality (company), Israeli startup * …
9Voting system — For other uses, see Voting system (disambiguation). Part of the Politics series Electoral methods …
10Plurality-at-large voting — Part of the Politics series Electoral methods Single winner …
