Comment on Don't let the terrible be the enemy of the good.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 3 days ago
First past the post has entered the chat
Comment on Don't let the terrible be the enemy of the good.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 3 days ago
First past the post has entered the chat
YICHM@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I have no idea about what this means. Would you like to explain?
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 3 days ago
Voting system where you only get to vote for a single candidate on the ballot. Basically always means people will vote for the “least worst” candidate
YICHM@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Thank you. I misinterpreted ‘post’ as social media posts.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 3 days ago
Oh lol, that’s quite funny
Beryl@jlai.lu 3 days ago
First past the post is a method of voting, wherein voters mark one candidate as their favoriite, and the candidate with more first-preference votes than any other candidate (a plurality) is elected, even if they do not have more than half of votes (a majority).
This forces the voter to strategize and vote for what they think is the ‘least worst’ candidate that has a chance to receive the most choices, rather than their favorite candidate. It’s therefore probably the worst form of election, as it encourages status quo and voting based on popularity rather than ideas and programs.