Quota Methods of Apportionment: Divide and Rank

Friedrich Pukelsheim
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Friedrich Pukelsheim: Universität Augsburg, Institut für Mathematik

Chapter Chapter 5 in Proportional Representation, 2017, pp 95-105 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Quota methods constitute another important family of apportionment methods. They rely on a fixed divisor of some intrinsic persuasiveness, called quota, and follow the motto “Divide and rank”. The most prominent member of the family, the Hare-quota method with residual fit by greatest remainders, is discussed in the first part of the chapter. The second part addresses various variants of the quota, and various variants of the residual apportionment step. As a whole, the family of quota methods offers a more eclectic approach to apportionment problems than the family of divisor methods.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-64707-4_5

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