Polkergeist
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« on: February 06, 2005, 01:12:17 AM » |
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« edited: February 06, 2005, 04:46:32 AM by Polkergeist »
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What minor parties would be able to win a seat ?
For some states there couldn't be a Proportional Representation election as there would be only one representative to send back. But for other states especially the larger ones minor parties could win seats.
As a guide a party could win a seat under statewide Proportional Representation if its statewide vote was equal to the following percentages:
California 1.89
Texas 3.13
New York 3.45
Florida 4
Illinois 5.26
Pennsylvania 5.26
Ohio 5.56
Michigan 6.67
Georgia 7.69
New Jersey 7.69
North Carolina 7.69
Virginia 9.09
Massachusetts 10
Indiana 11.11
Missouri 11.11
Tennessee 11.11
Washington 11.11
Arizona 12.5
Maryland 12.5
Minnesota12.5
Wisconsin 12.5
Alabama 14.29
Colorado 14.29
Louisiana 14.29
Kentucky 16.67
South Carolina 16.67
Connecticut 20
Iowa 20
Oklahoma 20
Oregon 20
Arkansas 25
Kansas 25
Mississippi 25
Nebraska 33.33
Nevada 33.33
New Mexico 33.33
Utah 33.33
West Virginia 33.33
The remaining states only have 1 or 2 reps. hence they would be for the former first past the post contests or would return one GOP and Dem each.
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