The Webster method, also called the Sainte-Laguë method (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t.la.ɡy]), is a highest averages apportionment method for allocating...

allocation methods (published in 1910) led to one being named after him, the Sainte-Laguë method. Also named after him is the Sainte-Laguë Index for measuring...

Michael Gallagher stated that the Sainte-Laguë index (SLI) constructed from and minimized by the Sainte-Laguë method is "at the theoretical level is probably...

is done by a proportional formula or method; for example, the Sainte-Laguë method – these are the same methods that may be used to allocate seats for...

apportionment methods such as Sainte-Laguë method and D'Hondt method differ in the seats-to-votes ratio for individual parties. The Sainte-Laguë method optimizes...

in the European Parliament (PDF) (Report). European Parliament. 2011. Sainte-Laguë, André. "La représentation proportionnelle et la méthode des moindres...

coalitions over small parties due to strategic voting. In comparison, the Sainte-Laguë method reduces the disproportional bias towards large parties and it generally...

Runge–Kutta method (numerical analysis) Sainte-Laguë method (voting systems) Schulze method (voting systems) Sequential Monte Carlo method Simplex method Spectral...

Different apportionment methods may favor smaller or larger parties: D'Hondt method (biased towards large parties) Sainte-Laguë method (roughly unbiased) Huntington–Hill...

by proportional representation with a 5% threshold. An unmodified Sainte-Laguë method is used to allocate seats. The parliamentary elections are held on...