<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1517798132702_12196"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1517798132702_12139">That's the reason (or at least one of the reasons</span><span>) that I have taken to calling it Hungry Hungry Hippos.</span><br></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1517798132702_12159"><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1517798132702_12156" style="display: block;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1517798132702_12155" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1517798132702_12154" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1517798132702_12153" dir="ltr"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1517798132702_12158" face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1517798132702_12157"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Jay Judkowitz <judkowitz@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> FVC Waterloo Region Discussion <fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, February 4, 2018 3:15 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [fvc-wat-disc] Possibly dumb question on FPTP...<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1517798132702_12198"><br><div id="yiv5565326063"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1517798132702_12201" dir="ltr">So, does anyone know why it's actually called "first past the post"? <div><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1517798132702_12200">That name makes it sound like there is some marker there and it's a race to pass it. Like, first past 30% wins. But, there is no post at all, nothing that can be determined even knowing the number of candidates. Shouldn't it be called something like "Plurality Voting" or "Plurality Takes All" or something more descriptive?<div><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1517798132702_12199">Thanks in advance for the education!</div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>This is the fvc-wat-disc mailing list<br>Post a message: <a href="mailto:fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org" ymailto="mailto:fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org">fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org</a><br>Unsubscribe: <a href="http://listserv.thinkers.org/mailman/listinfo/fvc-wat-disc_listserv.thinkers.org" target="_blank">http://listserv.thinkers.org/mailman/listinfo/fvc-wat-disc_listserv.thinkers.org</a><br><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>