Neco 2017 Government Question 28

Practice objective / multiple choice question 28 from the 2017 Neco Government examination.

Neco 2017 Government Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 28 NECO • 2017 • GOVERNMENT • objective

Five political parties contested a national election with the following vote shares: Party A 35 %, Party B 27 %, Party C 18 %, Party D 12 %, Party E 8 %. The legislature has 20 seats. (i) Under the largest‑remainder Hare quota proportional representation system, allocate the seats. (ii) Under a plurality‑at‑large system where the country is divided into five constituencies each electing four seats and the same vote percentages apply uniformly in each constituency, allocate the seats. Identify which party gains the most seats under each system and state which system favours smaller parties.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. Under PR, Party A obtains the most seats (7). Under the plurality‑at‑large system, Parties A, B, C and D each obtain 5 seats (tied) while Party E gets none; therefore the PR system favours smaller parties.
B. Under PR, Party B obtains the most seats (8). Under the plurality‑at‑large system, Parties A, B, C and D each obtain 4 seats (tied) while Party E gets none; therefore the PR system favours larger parties.
C. Under PR, Party A obtains the most seats (6). Under the plurality‑at‑large system, Parties A, B, C each obtain 6 seats, Party D gets 2 seats and Party E gets none; therefore the PR system favours smaller parties.
D. Under PR, Party C obtains the most seats (7). Under the plurality‑at‑large system, Parties A, B, C and D each obtain 5 seats (tied) while Party E gets none; therefore the plurality‑at‑large system favours smaller parties.
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
Under PR, Party A obtains the most seats (7). Under the plurality‑at‑large system, Parties A, B, C and D each obtain 5 seats (tied) while Party E gets none; therefore the PR system favours smaller parties.

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This is Neco 2017 Government Question 28. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Neco Government examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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