Gce Model Questions Vol1 2019 Government Question 6

In a parliament of 120 seats, 80 are constituency seats elected by first‑past‑the‑post and 40 are list seats allocated proportionally using the Sainte‑Laguë method after constituency results are taken into account. The national vote shares are: Party A \(42\%\), Party B \(35\%\), Party C \(15\%\), Party D \(8\%\). The constituency results are: Party A wins 45 seats, Party B 30 seats, Party C 5 seats, Party D none. Parties must obtain at least \(5\%\) of the national vote to qualify for list seats. Calculate the total number of seats each party receives under the mixed‑member proportional system and state which electoral system - mixed‑member proportional (MMP) or pure first‑past‑the‑post (FPTP) - gives Party A a majority of at least 61 seats.