Loosemore–Hanby index
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Loosemore–Hanby index
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The Loosemore–Hanby index measures disproportionality of electoral systems, how much the principle of one person, one vote is violated. It computes the absolute difference between votes cast and seats obtained using the formula: L H = 1 2 ∑ i = 1 n | v i − s i | ,where v i is the vote share and s i the seat share of party i such that Σ i v i = Σ i s i = 1 ,
and n is the overall number of parties. This index is minimized by the largest remainder (LR) method with the Hare quota. Any apportio
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A measurement of difference between votes received and seats won
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