first-past-the-post system
FCh, Terminology Section, 2009 after politics.co.uk, Electoral Reform and Voting Systems ([Internet, 2017-05-18](http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/electoral-reform-and-voting-systems))
USG: frequent spelling variant: First Past the Post system
after O. Gay, House of Commons Library, Home Affairs Section, Voting Systems - The Alternatives, Research Paper 97/26, 1997-02-13, p. 5 ([Internet, 2017-05-18](http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/RP97-26/RP97-26.pdf))