Gce Model Questions Vol1 2017 Government Question 47

Practice objective / multiple choice question 47 from the 2017 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Government examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2017 Government Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 47 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2017 • GOVERNMENT • objective

The House of Commons has 650 seats. Party\,X holds 280 seats and needs at least 326 seats for a simple majority. Party\,Y holds 45 seats and is willing to join a coalition with Party\,X. The coalition agreement stipulates that 10 % of the coalition's ministerial posts will be given to Party\,Y, which causes 5 % of Party\,X's MPs to dissent and not vote with the coalition. Assuming all other coalition MPs vote together, will the coalition have a working majority? State the effective number of votes and whether it reaches the majority threshold.

Answer Options

A. Yes; the coalition would have 332 effective votes, exceeding the 326-seat threshold by 6.
B. Yes; the coalition would have 328 effective votes, 2 above the 326 needed for a majority.
Correct Answer C. No; the coalition would have only 311 effective votes, 15 short of the 326 needed for a majority.
D. No; the coalition would have only 306 effective votes, 20 short of the 326 needed for a majority.
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
No; the coalition would have only 311 effective votes, 15 short of the 326 needed for a majority.

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2017 Government Question 47. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Government examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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