Neco 2019 Government Question 45

Practice objective / multiple choice question 45 from the 2019 Neco Government examination.

Neco 2019 Government Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 45 NECO • 2019 • GOVERNMENT • objective

In a country three parties obtain the following vote shares: Party A 45\%, Party B 35\%, Party C 20\%. Under System X (first‑past‑the‑post in 5 single‑member constituencies) the seats won are A 4, B 1, C 0. Under System Y (proportional representation with a 5\% threshold, 10 seats allocated by the D'Hondt method) the seats are A 5, B 3, C 2. (a) Calculate the Gallagher index of disproportionality for each system, giving the values to two decimal places. (b) State which system is more proportional.

Answer Options

A. a) System X: 28.75; System Y: 6.20; b) System Y
Correct Answer B. a) System X: 30.41; System Y: 5.00; b) System Y
C. a) System X: 32.00; System Y: 5.00; b) System Y
D. a) System X: 30.41; System Y: 4.50; b) System X
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
a) System X: 30.41; System Y: 5.00; b) System Y

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This is Neco 2019 Government Question 45. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Neco Government examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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