D'Hondtsches Verfahren#

D'Hondt Procedure, system governing the allocation of seats in representative bodies with proportional representation (parliament, municipal councils etc.); developed by Professor Victor d'Hondt (1841-1901), of Ghent University. The system is used in the Austrian Nationalrat elections for the second allocation procedure, while other representative bodies in Austria use the Hagenbach-Bischoff Procedure.