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D'Hondt method
The D'Hondt method (equivalent to Jefferson's method) is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Macedonia, Netherlands, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey and Wales are among the places that use this allocation system, as do elections to the European Parliament in some countries.
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