D'Hondt methodThe D'Hondt method, also called the Jefferson method or the greatest divisors method, is an apportionment method for allocating seats in parliaments among federal states, or in proportional representation among political parties. It belongs to the class of highest-averages methods. The method was first described in 1792 by future U.S. president Thomas Jefferson. It was re-invented independently in 1878 by Belgian mathematician Victor D'Hondt, which is the reason for its two different names.
Vote utileLe vote utile est le fait de voter pour un candidat ayant supposément plus de chances d'être élu plutôt que pour celui que l'on préfère. Ce phénomène aurait pour effet d'empêcher un candidat tiers de remporter l'élection. C'est un type de vote stratégique. Le vote utile consiste à renoncer à son vote de cœur pour préférer un candidat qui paraît à la fois plus susceptible de gagner et le moins éloigné de ses préférences politiques.
Electoral listAn electoral list is a grouping of candidates for election, usually found in proportional or mixed electoral systems, but also in some plurality electoral systems. An electoral list can be registered by a political party (a party list) or can constitute a group of independent candidates. Lists can be open, in which case electors have some influence over the ranking of the winning candidates, or closed, in which case the order of candidates is fixed at the registration of the list.
Positional votingPositional voting is a ranked voting electoral system in which the options or candidates receive points based on their rank position on each ballot and the one with the most points overall wins. The lower-ranked preference in any adjacent pair is generally of less value than the higher-ranked one. Although it may sometimes be weighted the same, it is never worth more. A valid progression of points or weightings may be chosen at will (Eurovision Song Contest) or it may form a mathematical sequence such as an arithmetic progression (Borda count), a geometric one (positional number system) or a harmonic one (Nauru/Dowdall method).
Scrutin majoritaire plurinominalLe scrutin majoritaire plurinominal est un système électoral dans lequel plusieurs personnes sont élues au cours d'un même scrutin (scrutin plurinominal) et où les candidats ayant obtenu le plus de voix sont élus (scrutin majoritaire). Il s'oppose au scrutin uninominal, dans lequel une seule personne est élue, et au scrutin proportionnel de liste, dans lequel les sièges sont répartis entre les listes proportionnellement au nombre de voix obtenues.
