WAEC Government 2017 Objective — Question 33

Question 33 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Government 2017 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

33. The electoral system in which the winner should have more than all the votes of all the other contestants put together is called

A. A. simple majority system
B. B. referendum
C. C. second ballot system
D. D. absolute majority systemCorrect

Explanation

Absolute majority is the electoral system where the winner is required to score more than 50% of the total votes cast in the election, that is, for a candidate to be declared winner, he/she must poll a total votes that is more than the votes of other candidates combined.

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