Single-Member District

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Electoral system
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Single-member constituency
Single-seat district
gptkbp:commonVotingSystem gptkb:Instant-runoff_voting
First-past-the-post
Two-round system
gptkbp:contrastsWith Proportional representation
Multi-member district
gptkbp:elects One representative
gptkbp:feature Can lead to disproportional results
Geographic representation
Majoritarian outcome
Potential for gerrymandering
Tends to favor large parties
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Single-Member District
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:district
gptkb:Duverger's_law
Plurality voting
Winner-takes-all
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:India
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Electoral_Systems
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5