Talk:Leveling seat
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The method is not unique for Norway. I am a Swede, and incidently know that it is used in Sweden, too, since 1970.
I suspect, but do not know, that it is used elsewhere, too. Now, here in en:wikipedia some people seem to try to separate theoretical models (which they classify within the Category:Voting systems or its subcategories) on the one hand, and actual implementations placed under Category:Electoral systems) on the other. I am not sure this be good or even tenable; but if it is to be upheld, one probably must distinguish more clearly between the method in itself, and its various applications.
The most closely related theoretic concept I found by browsing was the article
However, perhaps the
- A similar system is used in Denmark for elections to Folketinget. 129.142.143.67 (talk) 15:52, 5 December 2009 (UTC)
- Cristiano Toàn (talk) 06:10, 8 April 2024 (UTC) The "leveling seat" conception which is used in Germany is significant difference in Denmark, Norway and Sweden one. In there latter countries, number of leveling seats was determined before election while in Germany those seats was depending on number of overhang seats
Allocation
Firstly, something that isn't made clear is whether the levelling seats are allocated in proportion to the share of the total vote, or in proportion to the difference between the share of the total vote and the share of the county seats. I assume the latter, since that would give the eponymous levelling effect, but this should be made clearer.
Secondly, although the method of working out how many levelling seats each party gets is described, there's nothing here about which seat each party gets. Since each levelling seat is associated with a county, this is at least formally significant. The fact that levelling seats are tied to counties is a bit weird, though, given that they're won based on nationwide totals. Am i missing something here?
-- Tom Anderson 2007-07-1719:51 +0100