Neco 2024 Government Question 18

Practice objective / multiple choice question 18 from the 2024 Neco Government examination.

Neco 2024 Government Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 18 NECO • 2024 • GOVERNMENT • objective

In a state assembly election 12 seats are to be filled using the D'Hondt highest‑average method. Three parties obtained the following total votes: Party A - 48,000 votes, Party B - 30,000 votes, Party C - 22,000 votes. (a) Allocate the 12 seats to the parties using the D'Hondt method. (b) If the same vote totals were used in a first‑past‑the‑post system with 12 single‑member constituencies each reflecting the same vote percentages, how many seats would Party C win? Provide the seat distribution for part (a) and the number of seats for Party C in part (b).

Answer Options

A. D'Hondt: A 6, B 5, C 1 seats; First‑past‑the‑post: Party C 0 seats
Correct Answer B. D'Hondt: A 6, B 4, C 2 seats; First‑past‑the‑post: Party C 0 seats
C. D'Hondt: A 7, B 3, C 2 seats; First‑past‑the‑post: Party C 0 seats
D. D'Hondt: A 5, B 5, C 2 seats; First‑past‑the‑post: Party C 1 seats
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
D'Hondt: A 6, B 4, C 2 seats; First‑past‑the‑post: Party C 0 seats

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This is Neco 2024 Government Question 18. It is one of the objective questions from the 2024 Neco Government examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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