The Hamilton apportionment method is between the Adams method and the Jefferson method

The Hamilton apportionment method is between the Adams method and the Jefferson method

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Article ID: iaor200928581
Country: United States
Volume: 31
Issue: 2
Start Page Number: 390
End Page Number: 397
Publication Date: May 2006
Journal: Mathematics of Operations Research
Authors: ,
Keywords: voting systems
Abstract:

The Adams apportionment method is the only divisor method that consistently favors small districts relative to the Hamilton method. The Jefferson method is the only divisor method that favors large districts relative to the Hamilton method. These statements hold for the Balinski and Young (1978) interpretation of ‘favoring small/large districts,’ and for the partial ‘majorization ranking’ introduced by Marshall et al. (2002). As such, Hamilton is positioned in between Adams and Jefferson.

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