得票

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 得票 is read as とくひょう and is a noun for receiving votes or for the amount of votes received in an election or ballot.
• Basic usage: Use 各候補の得票数 for an exact vote count and 予想を上回る得票で当選する for election on a stronger-than-expected total.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Receiving votes and vote count
  • 得票 is the concept or result of gaining votes, while 得票数 explicitly names their numerical total.
• Result supported by で
  • The で in 得票で当選する presents the votes received as the basis for the election result.