Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Civic Education Question 13

Practice objective / multiple choice question 13 from the 2018 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Civic Education Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 13 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2018 • CIVIC_EDUCATION • objective

In a recent election three parties obtained the following vote shares: Party A (40\%\), Party B (35\%\), Party C (25\%\). Under System X (first‑past‑the‑post) the seats out of 100 are allocated 60, 30 and 10 respectively. Under System Y (proportional representation) seats are allocated proportionally (rounded to the nearest whole seat). Which system yields the smaller total absolute difference between each party's vote share and its seat share? Provide the name of the system.

Answer Options

A. Mixed‑member proportional
B. Single transferable vote
Correct Answer C. Proportional representation
D. First‑past‑the‑post
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
Proportional representation

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Civic Education Question 13. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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