Neco 2017 Government Question 15

Practice objective / multiple choice question 15 from the 2017 Neco Government examination.

Neco 2017 Government Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 15 NECO • 2017 • GOVERNMENT • objective

In a national election 12 seats are allocated to parties using the D'Hondt method. The parties received the following votes: Party A - 420,000; Party B - 310,000; Party C - 150,000; Party D - 80,000; Party E - 40,000.\n(a) How many seats does Party D obtain under the D'Hondt allocation?\n(b) Under a pure first‑past‑the‑post system where the party with the highest national vote wins all 12 seats, which system gives Party D a higher seat share?

Answer Options

A. 0, proportional representation
B. 1, first‑past‑the‑post
C. 2, proportional representation
Correct Answer D. 1, proportional representation
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
1, proportional representation

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This is Neco 2017 Government Question 15. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Neco Government examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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