Neco 2022 Government Question 50

Practice objective / multiple choice question 50 from the 2022 Neco Government examination.

Neco 2022 Government Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 50 NECO • 2022 • GOVERNMENT • objective

A country has 10 single‑member constituencies that elect representatives by first‑past‑the‑post (FPTP) and also a national list that allocates 5 seats using the D'Hondt method (mixed‑member system). Four parties obtain the following total votes: Party A - 40,000; Party B - 30,000; Party C - 20,000; Party D - 10,000 (total 100,000 votes). In the constituency results Party A wins 6 seats, Party B wins 2, Party C wins 2 and Party D wins none. Using the D'Hondt method, allocate the 5 list seats, then state the total number of seats each party holds after the allocation and identify which party benefits most from the mixed system compared with a pure FPTP outcome.

Answer Options

A. List seats - A:0, B:2, C:2, D:1; Total seats - A:6, B:4, C:4, D:1. Party C benefits most, rising from 2 to 4 seats.
Correct Answer B. List seats - A:0, B:3, C:1, D:1; Total seats - A:6, B:5, C:3, D:1. Party B benefits most, rising from 2 to 5 seats.
C. List seats - A:0, B:3, C:0, D:2; Total seats - A:6, B:5, C:2, D:2. Party D benefits most, rising from 0 to 2 seats.
D. List seats - A:1, B:2, C:1, D:1; Total seats - A:7, B:4, C:3, D:1. Party A benefits most, rising from 6 to 7 seats.
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
List seats - A:0, B:3, C:1, D:1; Total seats - A:6, B:5, C:3, D:1. Party B benefits most, rising from 2 to 5 seats.

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This is Neco 2022 Government Question 50. It is one of the objective questions from the 2022 Neco Government examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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