D'Hondt method

English Alternative forms en d'Hondt method Etymology en Belgian mathematician Victor D'Hondt = 1841 1901, who described it in 1878 for proportional allocation of parliamentary seats to the parties. Pronunciation en /dəˈhɒnt ˈmɛ.θəd/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-D'Hondt method.wav Southern England Proper noun D'Hondt method 1 A highest-averages method for allocating seats, used to achieve proportional representation in elections, and often favoring large parties and coalitions. en greatest divisors method Jefferson method en 1999 Pietro Grilli di Cortona; et al. Evaluation and Optimization of Electoral Systems SIAM 9780898714227 103 https://books.google.com/books?id=A1tNCQg2QKEC&pg=PA103&dq=%22D%27Hondt+method%22&hl=&cd=17&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22D'Hondt%20method%22&f=false The d'Hondt method is one of the most commonly used methods in Europe. It has been sharply criticized for being the “less proportional method.” en 2014 Cameron Ross Russian Regional Politics under Putin and Medvedev Routledge 9781317978893 64 https://books.google.com/books?id=WW64AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA64&dq=%22D%27Hondt+method%22&hl=&cd=19&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22D'Hondt%20method%22&f=false The only exception to the rule was in the Kalmyk Republic where the D'Hondt method was used. en 2021 Kazuaki Nagatomi The Operation of the Japanese Electoral System since 1994 Springer Nature 9789811639852 142 Secondly, this chapter aims to substantiate the inference that the D'Hondt method also gets the largest parties overrepresented. Translations method for allocating seats in parliaments German: de D'Hondt-Verfahren n Portuguese: pt método D'Hondt m