単たん記き非ひ移い譲じょう式しき投とう票ひょう

noun

single non-transferable vote; SNTV

Technical term in political science and electoral systems. Refers to a voting system where each voter casts one vote for a candidate, and multiple candidates are elected from a district, but votes cannot be transferred between candidates.

• 日本にほんの衆しゅう議ぎ院いん選せん挙きょでは、かつて単たん記き非ひ移い譲じょう式しき投とう票ひょうが採さい用ようされていた。

  In Japan's House of Representatives elections, the single non-transferable vote system was once used.