In a town of 5,000 voters, three parties contest a single‑member election. The votes are: Party A - 2,200 votes, Party B - 1,800 votes, Party C - 1,000 votes.

(a) Which party wins under the first‑past‑the‑post system?
(b) If the town switches to a proportional‑representation system that allocates 10 seats, rounding each party's share to the nearest whole seat, how many seats does each party obtain?
(c) State one advantage and one disadvantage of moving from first‑past‑the‑post to proportional representation.

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In a town of 5,000 voters, three parties contest a single‑member election. The votes are: Party A - 2,200 votes, Party B - 1,800 votes, Party C - 1,000 votes.

(a) Which party wins under the first‑past‑the‑post system?
(b) If the town switches to a proportional‑representation system that allocates 10 seats, rounding each party's share to the nearest whole seat, how many seats does each party obtain?
(c) State one advantage and one disadvantage of moving from first‑past‑the‑post to proportional representation.

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(a) Party A wins. (b) Seats - Party A: 4, Party B: 4, Party C: 2. (c) Advantage - better representation of voter diversity; Disadvantage - possible coalition instability.

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