WAEC Government 2011 Objective — Question 38

Question 38 of 45 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Government 2011 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

Which of the following is not a form of proportional representation?

A. A. Alternative vote system
B. B. Second ballot
C. C. List system
D. D. Plurality systemCorrect

Explanation

The Alternative vote system (in which voters rank candidates in order of preference) and the Second ballot system (which requires a winner to score an absolute majority of votes cast) are types of majoritarian electoral systems, not forms of proportional representation.

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