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A quota is a number of votes (obtained by formula) often relevant to deciding who wins and how ballots are evaluated or modified in proportional voting methods.
==[[W:Hare quota| Hare quota]]==
The Hare quota may be given as:
:<math>\frac{\mbox{total} \; \mbox{votes}}{\mbox{total} \; \mbox{seats}}</math>
Where:
*<math>\text{total votes}</math> = the total valid poll; that is, the number of valid (unspoiled) votes cast in an election.
*<math>\text{total seats}</math> = the total number of seats to be filled in the election.
==[[W: Droop quota | Droop quota]==
Sources differ as to the exact formula for the Droop quota. As used in the Republic of Ireland the formula is usually written:
<math >\left( \frac{\text{total valid poll}}{ \text{seats}+1 } \right) + 1</math>
but more precisely
<math >\operatorname{Integer} \left( \frac{\text{total valid poll}}{ \text{seats}+1 } \right) + 1</math>
where:
* <math>\text{total valid poll}</math> = Total number of valid (unspoiled) votes cast in an election.
* <math>\text{seats}</math> = total number of seats to be filled in the election.
* <math>\operatorname{Integer}()</math> refers to the integer portion of the number, sometimes written as <math>\operatorname{floor}()</math>
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