Majoritarian System

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Winner-takes-all system
gptkbp:appliesTo Presidential elections
Legislative elections
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Mixed_Electoral_System
Proportional Representation
gptkbp:feature Simple to understand
Can marginalize smaller parties
Candidate with most votes wins
May not reflect proportional support
Often leads to single-party governments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Majoritarian System
gptkbp:originatedIn 19th century
gptkbp:relatedConcept Plurality voting
Runoff voting
gptkbp:type First-past-the-post
Two-round system
Alternative vote
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:India
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Electoral_Systems
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5