The 2009 European Parliament Elections: From Votes to Seats in 27 Ways

  • The 2009 European Parliament elections were the largest transnational elections in history. By EU primary law each Member State is allotted a fixed number of seats. Within a Member State, the seat apportionment is governed by national electoral provisions. The national provisions are subject to principles common to all Member States. We present an overview of the 27 national apportionment procedures used in the 2009 elections. Our focus is on the translation of votes into seats, such as electoral thresholds, divisor methods of apportionment, quota methods of apportionment, and single transferable vote systems. Some Member States implement two-step systems comprising a super-apportionment and several sub-apportionments.

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Author:Kai-Friederike OelbermannGND, Antonio Palomares, Friedrich PukelsheimGND
URN:urn:nbn:de:bvb:384-opus4-11620
Frontdoor URLhttps://opus.bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de/opus4/1406
Series (Serial Number):Preprints des Instituts für Mathematik der Universität Augsburg (2010-08)
Type:Preprint
Language:English
Publishing Institution:Universität Augsburg
Contributing Corporation:Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Granada
Release Date:2010/06/07
Tag:European Parliament Elections 2009
GND-Keyword:Europawahl; Wahlsystem; Wahlverfahren; Wahlrecht
Institutes:Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlich-Technische Fakultät
Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlich-Technische Fakultät / Institut für Mathematik
Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlich-Technische Fakultät / Institut für Mathematik / Lehrstuhl für Stochastik und ihre Anwendungen
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 51 Mathematik / 510 Mathematik
Licence (German):Deutsches Urheberrecht