Hamilton, NY has 73465 residents, and 12 members on their Board of Trustees. The three districts of Basel, Heights, and Dagonal have the following populations:
Basel: 13,244 Heights: 30, 415 Dagonal: 29,806
Determine the standard quota (to two decimal places) for the Dagonal district.

6) Gotham City is to apportion 16 seats to districts with populations as follows:
North: 785 South: 1,125 East: 1,950 West: 415
Find the standard divisor
What are the standard, lower, and upper quotas for the four districts?

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anthougo anthougo · Answer 1 · 2022-03-31T19:09:12+02:00

a) The determination of the standard quota for the Dagonal district is 40.57%.

b) 1. The standard divisor is 267.19 (4,275/16).

2. The standard, lower, and upper quotas for the four districts are as follow:

North South East West

Standard quota 18.36% 26.32% 45.61% 9.71%

Lower quota 18% 26% 45% 9%

Upper quota 18% 26% 46% 10%

The quota method of apportionment is the use of the standard divisor to round off standard quotas, according to some agreed ground norms.

When the standard quota is rounded down to an integer, it gives the lower quota, and rounding up gives the upper quota.

The standard divisor is calculated as the total population divided by the total number of seats.

The standard divisor gives the average number of people represented by a Board or seat member.

Data and Calculations:

Residents of Hamilton, NY = 73,465

Board Trustee Members = 12

Basel Heights Dagonal Total

Population 13,244 30, 415 29,806 73,465

Proportion 18.03% 41.40% 40.57% 100%

Allocation of Board

Seats 2 5 5 12

Number of seats = 16 seats

North South East West Total

Population 785 1,125 1,950 415 4,275

Proportion 18.36% 26.32% 45.61% 9.71% 100%

Allocation of Board

Seats 3 4 7 2 16

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