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D'Hondt method

Electoral formula which is proportional. It is used in Spanish Parliament, Parliament of Catalonia, European Parliament and municipal elections. For each constituency, the votes obtained by the lists which have passed the threshold are divided by a continuous series of natural numbers (1, 2, 3 and so on) called dividers. The seats are assigned according to the size of the quotients obtained.

Electoral formula which is proportional. It is used in Spanish Parliament, Parliament of Catalonia, European Parliament and municipal elections. For each constituency, the votes obtained by the lists which have passed the threshold are divided by a continuous series of natural numbers (1, 2, 3 and so on) called dividers. The seats are assigned according to the size of the quotients obtained.

Update:  29.07.2015