Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Government Question 40

Practice objective / multiple choice question 40 from the 2018 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Government examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Government Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 40 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2018 • GOVERNMENT • objective

A parliament has \(120\) seats, of which \(80\) are constituency seats elected by first‑past‑the‑post in \(80\) districts and \(40\) are top‑up seats allocated to achieve overall proportionality using the D'Hondt method. The parties received the following total votes: Party X \(480\,000\), Party Y \(360\,000\), Party Z \(160\,000\). In the constituency elections the parties won: Party X \(45\) seats, Party Y \(30\) seats, Party Z \(5\) seats. Using the D'Hondt method, how many top‑up seats does each party receive and what are the final seat totals for each party?

Answer Options

A. Party X: 14 top‑up seats (total 59); Party Y: 13 top‑up seats (total 43); Party Z: 13 top‑up seats (total 18)
B. Party X: 12 top‑up seats (total 57); Party Y: 14 top‑up seats (total 44); Party Z: 14 top‑up seats (total 19)
C. Party X: 13 top‑up seats (total 58); Party Y: 12 top‑up seats (total 42); Party Z: 15 top‑up seats (total 20)
Correct Answer D. Party X: 13 top‑up seats (total 58); Party Y: 13 top‑up seats (total 43); Party Z: 14 top‑up seats (total 19)
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
Party X: 13 top‑up seats (total 58); Party Y: 13 top‑up seats (total 43); Party Z: 14 top‑up seats (total 19)

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Government Question 40. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Government examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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