D'Hondt method
Meanings
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- A highest-averages method for allocating seats, used to achieve proportional representation in elections, and often favoring large parties and coalitions.
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- Alternative form of D'Hondt method.
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Etymology
Named after Belgian mathematician Victor D'Hondt (1841–1901), who described it in 1878 for proportional allocation of parliamentary seats to the parties.
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