Weimar Elections Under Austrian System

[Хahar 🤔]

This is a model of how Weimar elections would work under a system close to the Austrian. Here's how it works:

• The electoral quota is set at the number of total votes divided by the number of seats.
• Each party is awarded a number of seats at the Wahlkreis level equal to its votes divided by the quota.
• All votes not used to elect a member at the Wahlkreis level are used to elect federal members.
• Federal members are elected by d'Hondt, with a 4% threshold.

[minionofmidas]

This is pretty damn close to what Weimar elections used already - although Weimar didn't fix the number of seats but made that dependent on raw votes cast.

[Хahar 🤔]

This is pretty damn close to what Weimar elections used already - although Weimar didn't fix the number of seats but made that dependent on raw votes cast.

Yes, but I'm also adding a threshold. It's not much, but the results should end up looking more like 2001 (especially with the DHP).

[minionofmidas]

This is pretty damn close to what Weimar elections used already - although Weimar didn't fix the number of seats but made that dependent on raw votes cast.

Yes, but I'm also adding a threshold. It's not much, but the results should end up looking more like 2001 (especially with the DHP).

There was (sort of) a threshold under Weimar, too. As I read you, your threshold kicks in only at the federal level, so regional parties like the DHP should be fine(-ish). This is very like Weimar, where regional parties found it easier to get in because federal seats were proportional... with the big caveat that they could at best double the number of regional seats  won.