Abstract

We compare two apportionment methods used in Bulgarian electoral practice in 12 parliamentary elections in the period 1991-2021: the D'Hondt method and the Hare-Niemeyer method. Extreme properties of D'Hondt method are also analyzed for the Bulgarian electoral system consisting of 240 parliamentary seats and 4% barrier. The effect of rounding errors on automatic voting computations is also demonstrated.

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Journal: International Journal of Applied Mathematics
Journal ISSN (Print): ISSN 1311-1728
Journal ISSN (Electronic): ISSN 1314-8060
Volume: 35
Issue: 1
Year: 2022

DOI: 10.12732/ijam.v35i1.12

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