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{{Wikipedia|Apportionment paradox#Alabama paradox}}
The Alabama paradox refers to the pathologicial scenario of the [[Hamilton method]] in which an increase in the total number of seats in the legislature would cause an electoral district or political party to lose a seat.▼
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With 323 seats, the Hamilton method gives:
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But with 324 seats:
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The Alabama Paradox is named after the 1880 observation by U.S. census clerk C.W. Seaton that the state of Alabama would lose one of its 8 seats in the House of Representatives if the size of the House were increased from 299 to 300.
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