Warren Smith wrote:
Kristofer Munsterhjelm asked me what "proportional representation" (PR) means.
At this time it is probably unwise to make a too-precise definition
since every PR voting method seems to obey a different proportionality
theorem. I say you should just assess each theorem on a case by case
basis to see if you like it.
But a somewhat imprecise definition is: ...
HERE'S MY LIST OF KNOWN PR VOTING METHODS:
...
That's my list. Is anybody aware of any other PR methods?
Yes, the CIVS voting system implements a Condorcet PR method that I came
up with. It seems to work well in practice, having been used for dozens
if not hundreds of elections/polls. In the k=1 case it devolves to
regular Condorcet. There is a description of it on the CIVS web site:
http://www.cs.cornell.edu/w8/~andru/civs/proportional.html
-- Andrew
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