Neco Model Questions Vol1 2022 Government Question 42
Practice objective / multiple choice question 42 from the 2022 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Government examination.
A country has a 12‑seat legislature. In a recent election the parties received the following votes: Party A - (480{,}000) votes (40%), Party B - (360{,}000) votes (30%), Party C - (240{,}000) votes (20%), Party D - (120{,}000) votes (10%). Seats are allocated using the D'Hondt method. Additionally, the country could use a first‑past‑the‑post (FPTP) system with 12 single‑member constituencies. In four constituencies Party C obtains 45% of the votes, Party A 35%, Party B 15% and Party D 5%; in the remaining eight constituencies the vote shares are the national percentages given above. How many seats would Party C obtain under (i) the D'Hondt proportional system and (ii) the FPTP system?
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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2022 Government Question 42. It is one of the objective questions from the 2022 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Government examination.
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