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> 41% is never a majority In my country, 41% of people are red party, 38% are blue party, and 21% are green party. Which party has the majority share of voters

by ythn 10y ago

> 41% is never a majority In my country, 41% of people are red party, 38% are blue party, and 21% are green party. Which party has the majority share of voters?

dnadler 10y ago
I think you're confusing 'majority' and 'plurality'.
- ythn 10y ago
  My mistake, you are correct - plurality is the correct word here. In my example the party with plurality can capture the majority of the vote, but that doesn't necessarily mean the party itself is a majority.