Ideal claim

In proportional representation, the ideal claim or quota of a party is the “number of seats” that the party would receive if one did not have to round. It can simply be calculated using the rule of three , i.e. i.e., the following applies:

${\displaystyle {\mbox{Idealanspruch}}={\frac {{\mbox{Stimmen der Partei}}\cdot {\mbox{zu vergebende Sitze}}}{\mbox{Stimmen insgesamt}}}}$ .

So if z. For example, if a party has 50 votes out of a total of 100 and a total of three seats are available, it has an ideal claim of 1.5 seats.

Since in practice only whole seats can be allocated, a seat allocation procedure is used for rounding in order to obtain whole numbers of seats.