A
plurality voting system is a
voting system in which each voter is allowed to vote for only one candidate, and the candidate who polls more votes (
plurality) than any other candidate is elected. In a system based on
single-member districts, it may be called
first-past-the-post,
single-choice voting,
simple plurality or
relative/simple majority. In a system based on multi-member districts, it may be referred to as
winner-takes-all or
bloc voting. The system is often used to elect members of a legislative assembly or executive officers. The most common form of the system, used in
Canada, the lower house (
Lok Sabha) in
India, the
United Kingdom, and most elections in the
United States.