D'Hondt system / Rolling D'Hondt

A mathematical method. Named after its inventor, a Belgian political scientist.

Used to calculate how many seats each political party gets in an election based on proportional representation. Seats are allocated according to the number of votes obtained. This system gives an advantage to bigger parties: with 30% of the votes, a majority of the seats can be obtained, but with only 10% of the votes no seats at all.

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