first-past-the-post

adj.

1. 得票最多者当选的
   in which only the person who gets the most votes is elected

1. (选举体制)得票最多者当选的，票数领先即入选的
   A first-past-the-post system for choosing members of parliament or other representatives is one in which the candidate who gets most votes wins.

1. The "first-past-the-post" principle is also used to decide which party will from the new government.
   “得票最多就是获胜”的原则也用于决定哪个政党组成新的政府。
2. First-Past-the-Post with Proportional Representation System and Party Politics in Japan; The scale is an inch to a mile.
   日本小选区比例代表并立制下的政党政治比例是用一时代表一哩。
3. The problems of the US system are all too apparent when compared with the classic British Westminster system: parliamentary, with first-past-the-post voting, no federalism or decentralisation, and no written constitution or judicial review.
   与经典的英国威斯敏斯特政体相比，美国政治体制的问题尤其明显。英国采用的是简单多数票当选的议会制，没有联邦或分权制度，也没有成文宪法或司法复核。