Waec Model Questions Vol1 2021 Government Question 38

Practice objective / multiple choice question 38 from the 2021 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Government examination.

Waec Model Questions Vol1 2021 Government Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 38 WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2021 • GOVERNMENT • objective

A country has 100 parliamentary seats. Under a proportional representation system with a 5 % electoral threshold, the parties obtain the following vote shares: Party X 42 %, Party Y 27 %, Party Z 16 %, Party W 9 %, Party V 6 %. Seats are allocated using the largest‑remainder (Hare) method. Under a first‑past‑the‑post (FPTP) system the country is divided into 10 constituencies each electing 10 seats, and the party with the highest vote share in a constituency wins all 10 seats there. Assuming voting patterns are uniform across constituencies, how many more seats does Party X win under FPTP than under proportional representation?

Answer Options

A. 56
B. 52
C. 60
Correct Answer D. 58
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
58

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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2021 Government Question 38. It is one of the objective questions from the 2021 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Government examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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