Allocation of Seats

Allocation of Seats in Voting Law

Definition of Allocation of Seats in the context of the United States election law: Distribution of seats obtained by a party or list of independent candidates, based on the number of votes obtained by each party or individual candidate. Depending on the electoral system in place, the allocation of seats can be subject to complex mathematical formulae.

Allocation of Seats in Voting Law

Definition of Allocation of Seats in the context of the United States election law: Distribution of seats obtained by a party or list of independent candidates, based on the number of votes obtained by each party or individual candidate. Depending on the electoral system in place, the allocation of seats can be subject to complex mathematical formulae.

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Translation of Allocation of seats

• Spanish: Reparto de escaños
• French: Répartition des sièges
• German: Sitzverteilung
• Italian: Ripartizione dei seggi
• Portuguese: Repartição dos mandatos
• Polish: Podział miejsc

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Politics > Electoral procedure and voting > Parliamentary seat > Allocation of seats
Politics > Electoral procedure and voting > Voting method > Allocation of seats

See also

• Voting method
• Majority voting system
• List voting system
• Uninominal voting system
• Proportional representation

• Allocation clause
• Electoral quota
• Proportional representation