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The '''Alabama Paradox''' refers to the pathological 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. It is an example of [[House monotonicity criterion|House monotonicity]] failure. |
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