APPORTIONMENT METHOD

Apportionment

- This refers to equal proportion.

- It is a method of dividing a whole into
various parts.
- It also means that the numbers of
representative (the seat) are proportion to Step 3:
the population size being represented. - Sum up all first allocated seats and subtract
Methods of Apportionment the sum from the total available seats.
- Solution: 20 – (4+5+1+8) = 20 – 18 = 2 This
1. Hamilton Plan means that there are 2 seats left.
2. Jefferson Plan
3. Apportionment Plan Step 4:
4. Huntington-Hill Apportioned Method - Determine to which state/s the surplus seats
Hamilton Method is/are to be allocated. To do this, check the
left over decimal of the quotient and find out
- This is also known as the Vinton Method. which one/s is/are the highest. In this
- Method sets the divisor as the proportion of example, the two highest are 0.61 and 0.57.
the total population per house seat.
- The first surplus seat is assigned to the state
with the largest fraction after the original
division.
- After each state’s population is divided by
the divisor, the whole number of the
quotient is kept and the fraction dropped.
This will result in surplus house seats. Jefferson Plan

Step 1: - This method uses a modified standard

- Set the divisor by (a) adding the population
of all states, and (b) dividing the sum by the
no. of seats.
- Add the population then divide it by the
total seats for quotient
divisor that arrives at the correct or exact
numbers of representative using trial and
error
- The modified uses an assume value always
smaller than the standard divisor
- it avoids the problem of an apportionment
resulting in a surplus or a deficit of House
seats by using a divisor that will result in
the correct number of seats being
apportioned

Step 2:

- Divide the first given population to the

quotient of total number of population and
total number of seats

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 APPORTIONMENT METHOD

Apportionment Principle

- A new representative is added to a sub-group

due to an increase in population.
- The representative is assigned to the group in
such a way it gives the smallest relative
unfairness of apportionment
- Lowest

Huntington-Hill Apportioned Method

- The method that make use of equal

proportion.
- The new additional representative to a sub-
group must have the highest Huntington
number.
- Highest