Neco 2022 Civic Education Question 11

Practice objective / multiple choice question 11 from the 2022 Neco Civic Education examination.

Neco 2022 Civic Education Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 11 NECO • 2022 • CIVIC_EDUCATION • objective

Country Z elects a 10‑member parliament using the D'Hondt method. The total valid votes are 100,000, distributed as follows: Party A (48{,}000) votes, Party B (32{,}000) votes, Party C (20{,}000) votes. (a) Determine how many seats each party receives. (b) The constitution requires a party to obtain at least (5\%\) of the total votes to be eligible for seat allocation. If a new Party D obtains (5{,}000) votes, recalculate the seat distribution including Party D, assuming the total valid votes become 105,000. (c) Compare the number of seats Party A obtains before and after the inclusion of Party D.

Answer Options

A. a) A 4, B 4, C 2; b) A 4, B 4, C 2, D 0; c) Party A loses a seat, now has 4 seats.
B. a) A 5, B 2, C 3; b) A 5, B 2, C 3, D 0; c) Party A still has 5 seats - no change.
Correct Answer C. a) A 5, B 3, C 2; b) A 5, B 3, C 2, D 0; c) Party A still has 5 seats - no change.
D. a) A 5, B 3, C 2; b) A 5, B 3, C 1, D 1; c) Party A still has 5 seats - no change.
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
a) A 5, B 3, C 2; b) A 5, B 3, C 2, D 0; c) Party A still has 5 seats - no change.

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This is Neco 2022 Civic Education Question 11. It is one of the objective questions from the 2022 Neco Civic Education examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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