According to the “Votes (%)” column, 19 different political parties…
Question According to the “Votes (%)” column, 19 different political parties… Image transcription textTABLE 14.18 Parliamentary Election Results in the Republic of South Africa, 2004 Party name Votes (%) Seats(no.) Seats (%) African National Congress (ANC) 69.70 279 69.80 Democratic Alliance/Demokratiese Alliansie(DA) 12.40 50 12.50 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) 7.00 28 7.00 United Democratic Movement (UD… Show more… Show more According to the “Votes (%)” column, 19 different political parties received votes. If we consider South Africa to have 19 political parties, is the nation a two-party system or a multiparty system just based on this number? It is evident from the “Seats (%)” column that 12 political parties received seats. If we consider South Africa to have 12 political parties, is the nation a two-party system or a multiparty system just based on the number of political parties? The effective number of electoral parties is 1.97 when the vote shares of the parties are taken into consideration. Do you think South Africa has a two-party system or a multiparty system based on this number? The effective number of parliamentary parties, as determined by the parties’ share of the total number of legislative seats, is 1.96. Do you believe South Africa has a two-party system or a multi-party system based on this number? Social Science Political Science GOVT 240 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)
