[EM] 12/28/02 - Re: Multi member district methods:

[Olli Salmi]

At 20:17 -0000 28.12.2002, Donald E Davison wrote:
>Besides, the Droop also causes a near quota of
>votes to be wasted, which inturn lowers the proportionality of the
>election.  In your case of three seats the proportionality will only be 75%
>plus three votes.  The balance of 25% less three votes will be wasted votes
>of excluded voters.

Doesn't that depend on the way the voters vote? If they happen to be
divided in groups of 33 1/3%, there will be no votes wasted.

Olli Salmi


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