The Webster and Hill Method for Apportionment

The Webster and Hill Method for

Apportionment

Both are like the Jefferson method

Webster

• Instead of truncating to find the initial distribution use the rounding method that is most familiar (.5 and above round up below .5 round down)

• Count up the number of sear distributed and determine how many seat need to be add or taken away.

Webster• If there are 6 different coalitions that

control the following populations how would Webster distribute 35 seats.

• A 979

• B 868

• C 590

• D 449

• E 356

• F 258

Webster initial distribution

Round down

Round up

One to many

Go down .5 from int. to lose a seat

Hill

• Instead of truncating to find the initial distribution round at the geometry mean ( if quota is 4.48 then the geometric mean is √(4 x 5)= 4.4721. Round up to 5)

• Count up the number of seats distributed and determine how many seat need to be add or taken away.

Hill• If there are 6 different coalitions that

control the following populations how would Hill distribute 35 seats.

• A 979

• B 868

• C 590

• D 449

• E 356

• F 258

Hill initial distribution

Round up because they are greater than the geometric mean

Divide by the geometric mean

Two to manyNeed to check for a second one