Editing Quota method (section)

=== Alabama paradox ===
The [[Alabama paradox]] is when an ''increase'' in the total number of seats leads to a ''decrease'' in the number of seats allocated to a certain party. In the example below, when the number of seats to be allocated is increased from 25 to 26, parties D and E end up with fewer seats, despite their entitlements increasing.

With 25 seats, the results are:
{| class="wikitable"
!Party
!A
!B
!C
!D
!E
!F
!Total
|-
!Votes
|1500
|1500
|900
|500
|500
|200
|5100
|-
!Quotas received
|7.35
|7.35
|4.41
|2.45
|2.45
|0.98
|25
|-
!Automatic seats
|7
|7
|4
|2
|2
|0
|22
|-
!Remainder
|0.35
|0.35
|0.41
|0.45
|0.45
|0.98
|
|-
!Surplus seats
|0
|0
|0
|1
|1
|1
|3
|-
!Total seats
|7
|7
|4
|'''''3'''''
|'''''3'''''
|1
|25
|}
With 26 seats, the results are:
{| class="wikitable"
!Party
!A
!B
!C
!D
!E
!F
!Total
|-
!Votes
|1500
|1500
|900
|500
|500
|200
|5100
|-
!Quotas received
|7.65
|7.65
|4.59
|2.55
|2.55
|1.02
|26
|-
!Automatic seats
|7
|7
|4
|2
|2
|1
|23
|-
!Remainder
|0.65
|0.65
|0.59
|0.55
|0.55
|0.02
|
|-
!Surplus seats
|1
|1
|1
|0
|0
|0
|3
|-
!Total seats
|8
|8
|5
|'''''2'''''
|'''''2'''''
|1
|26
|}