In countries using single-member districts and plurality vote:
a. political parties can win a majority of seats in the legislature even though they do not win a majority of citizens' votes.
b. candidates for office must win elections by a majority.
c. there is a runoff election between the top two vote winners if no candidate wins a majority of votes.
d. candidates must have a specified minimum percentage of votes to win.
Answer: a
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