Lowndes method: Difference between revisions
Content added Content deleted
(Created page with "'''Lowndes method''' is a apportionment method for proportional representation, first proposed by South Carolina representative William Lowndes in 1822. In this method, states or parties are divided by Hare quota, and then the remaining seats are that have the highest averages atter divding the amount of inhabitants by the rounded down quota results. No country currently uses this method to allocate its seats. Category:Proportional voting methods") |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Lowndes method''' is a apportionment method for proportional representation, first proposed by South Carolina representative William Lowndes in 1822. In this method, states or parties are divided by [[Hare quota]], and then the remaining seats are that have the highest averages atter divding the amount of inhabitants by the rounded down quota results. No country currently uses this method to allocate its seats. |
'''Lowndes method''' is a apportionment method for proportional representation, first proposed by South Carolina representative William Lowndes in 1822. In this method, states or parties are divided by [[Hare quota]], and then the remaining seats are that have the highest averages atter divding the amount of inhabitants by the rounded down quota results. No country currently uses this method to allocate its seats. |
||
[[ |
[[Category:Proportional voting methods]] |
||
Revision as of 16:38, 17 April 2024
Lowndes method is a apportionment method for proportional representation, first proposed by South Carolina representative William Lowndes in 1822. In this method, states or parties are divided by Hare quota, and then the remaining seats are that have the highest averages atter divding the amount of inhabitants by the rounded down quota results. No country currently uses this method to allocate its seats.