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Line 1: {{wikipedia\|Apportionment (politics)}} '''Apportionment''' is the process by which seats in a [[Legislature\|legislative body]] are distributed among [[~~administrative~~electoral ~~divisions~~district]]s, such as states or parties, entitled to [[~~Representation (politics)\|~~representation]]. ~~This~~ ~~page~~The ~~presents~~English ~~the general principles and issues related to apportionment. The~~Wikipedia page [[w:apportionment by country\|apportionment by country]] describes specific practices used around the world. The English Wikipedia page [[w:Mathematics of apportionment\|Mathematics of apportionment]] describes mathematical formulations and properties of apportionment rules.▼ ~~Copy of first two paragraphs of [[w:Apportionment (politics)]] as of 22:07, 15 November 2021 (UTC).<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Apportionment_(politics)&oldid=1043564577</ref>~~ ~~<blockquote>~~ ▲'''Apportionment''' is the process by which seats in a [[Legislature\|legislative body]] are distributed among [[administrative divisions]], such as states or parties, entitled to [[Representation (politics)\|representation]]. This page presents the general principles and issues related to apportionment. The page [[apportionment by country]] describes specific practices used around the world. The page [[Mathematics of apportionment]] describes mathematical formulations and properties of apportionment rules. ~~The~~One ~~simplest and most universal~~simple principle ~~is that~~: elections should give each voter's intentions equal weight. This is ~~both intuitive and~~ stated in historical documents such as the [[Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution]] (the [[Equal Protection Clause]]). However, there are a variety of historical and technical reasons why this principle is not followed absolutely or, in some cases, as a first priority. ~~</blockquote>~~ See also: Line 15 ⟶ 12: == References == <references/> [[Category:Types of representation]]