Henry Richmond Droop

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Henry Richmond Droop was a 19th-century British mathematician and political scientist best known for his work on electoral systems and for formulating the Droop quota used in proportional representation.

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instanceOf British person ⓘ
human ⓘ
mathematician ⓘ
political scientist ⓘ
areaOfInfluence United Kingdom ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 19th century ⓘ
contributedTo electoral system design ⓘ
proportional representation ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
developed Droop quota ⓘ
fieldOfWork electoral systems ⓘ
mathematics ⓘ
political science ⓘ
voting theory ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasConceptAssociated electoral quota ⓘ
multi-member constituencies ⓘ
single transferable vote ⓘ
hasNationality British ⓘ
influenced modern proportional representation systems ⓘ
single transferable vote systems ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
notableFor Droop quota ⓘ
work on electoral reform ⓘ
work on proportional representation ⓘ
notableIdea Droop quota ⓘ
notableWork formulation of the Droop quota ⓘ
occupation mathematician ⓘ
political scientist ⓘ
usedFor allocation of seats in proportional representation ⓘ

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Droop quota → namedAfter → Henry Richmond Droop ⓘ