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WAEC Government 2004 Question 35

Question 35

Franchise, Elections and Electoral Systems

The plurality system of voting could be described as

  1. A.complex majority
  2. B.two-third majority
  3. C.simple majority
  4. D.absolute majority.
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Answer: C (simple majority)

Explanation

In the plurality (first-past-the-post) system the candidate with the most votes wins, even if below 50%: a simple majority.