largest_remainder_method

Allocate seats based on the largest fractional remainder. The largest remainder method is
also known as: Hamilton, Hare-Niemeyer or Vinton method.

Calculate seat apportionment for legislative bodies with
various methods. The algorithms include divisor or highest averages methods
(e.g. Jefferson, Webster or Adams), largest remainder methods and
biproportional apportionment.
Gaffke, N. & Pukelsheim, F. (2008) <doi:10.1016/j.mathsocsci.2008.01.004>
Oelbermann, K. F. (2016) <doi:10.1016/j.mathsocsci.2016.02.003>.

Flavio Poletti

proporz

Proportional Apportionment

largest_remainder_method function

<dl><dt>votes</dt>
<dd>numeric vector with number of votes for each party</dd>
<dt>n_seats</dt>
<dd>total number of seats</dd>
<dt>quorum</dt>
<dd>Vote threshold a party must reach. Used as fraction of total
votes within if less than 1 otherwise as number
of votes.</dd></dl>

Arguments

Largest remainder method — largest_remainder_method

<dl>

<dt>votes</dt>
<dd>numeric vector with number of votes for each party</dd>


<dt>n_seats</dt>
<dd>total number of seats</dd>


<dt>quorum</dt>
<dd>Vote threshold a party must reach. Used as fraction of total
votes within if less than 1 otherwise as number
of votes.</dd>

</dl>

largest_remainder_method: Largest remainder method

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