A county has three districts with the populations shown below. The 11 seats on the county council are to be apportioned using the d'Hondt method. After District A receives its second seat, what is its priority number? $$\begin{array} { c c }
\text { District } & \text { Population } \
\text { A } & 43,000 \
\text { B } & 32,800 \
\text { C } & 24,200
\end{array}$$

Question

A county has three districts with the populations shown below. The 11 seats on the county council are to be apportioned using the d'Hondt method. After District A receives its second seat, what is its priority number? $$\begin{array} { c c } 
\text { District } & \text { Population } \
\text { A } & 43,000 \
\text { B } & 32,800 \
\text { C } & 24,200
\end{array}$$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The d'Hondt method divides the population of a district by the number of seats it has been allocated plus one. After District A receives its second seat, it has been allocated 2 seats. Therefore, its priority number is its population divided by 3 (2 seats + 1). For District A, this is 43,000 / 3 = 14,333.3.