APPORTIONMENT METHOD
Apportionment
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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
the population size being represented.
Methods of Apportionment
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Hamilton Plan
Jefferson Plan
Apportionment Plan
Huntington-Hill Apportioned Method
Step 3:
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Sum up all first allocated seats and subtract
the sum from the total available seats.
Solution: 20 – (4+5+1+8) = 20 – 18 = 2 This
means that there are 2 seats left.
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Step 4:
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Determine to which state/s the surplus seats
is/are to be allocated. To do this, check the
left over decimal of the quotient and find out
which one/s is/are the highest. In this
example, the two highest are 0.61 and 0.57.
Hamilton Method
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This is also known as the Vinton Method.
Method sets the divisor as the proportion of
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.
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Step 1:
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Jefferson Plan
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
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This method uses a modified standard
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:
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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
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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
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Huntington-Hill Apportioned Method
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The method that make use of equal
proportion.
The new additional representative to a subgroup must have the highest Huntington
number.
Highest
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