Waec Model Questions Vol1 2020 Civic Education Question 38

Practice objective / multiple choice question 38 from the 2020 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.

Waec Model Questions Vol1 2020 Civic Education Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 38 WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2020 • CIVIC_EDUCATION • objective

A parliament has 100 seats. Sixty seats are filled by first‑past‑the‑post (FPTP) constituencies and the remaining forty seats are filled by proportional representation (PR) using the largest‑remainder (Hare) method. In the election the three parties obtained the following national vote shares: - Party X: 44 %\n- Party Y: 33 %\n- Party Z: 23 % In the 60 FPTP constituencies the parties won: - Party X: 45 seats\n- Party Y: 12 seats\n- Party Z: 3 seats Using the Hare quota, allocate the 40 PR seats and then add the FPTP seats. How many total seats does Party X obtain?

Answer Options

A. 66
Correct Answer B. 63
C. 62
D. 64
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
63

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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2020 Civic Education Question 38. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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