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Outline TWO characteristics of the First-past-post electoral system ​

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Two characteristics of the FPPS

  1. The winner in this system is the candidate or political party that obtains the most votes, regardless of voting share percentages. In other words, it is a plurality system, in does not matter if the winning candidate, or party obtains only around 20-30 percent of the votes, as long as it obtains the most votes, it wins.
  2. This system is mostly used in single-member electoral districts, that is to say, electoral districts in which only one candidate wins. This type of electoral districts are common in the United States and in the United Kingdom, where the First Past the Post Electoral system is commonly used.

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