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Calculate seats distribution according to the D'Hondt method
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<?php | |
/** | |
* Calculate seats distribution according to the D'Hondt method. | |
* | |
* @see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D'Hondt_method | |
* @author Eugene Leonovich <gen.work@gmail.com> | |
* | |
* @param array $polling An associative array (party => votes). | |
* @param integer $totalSeats The total number of seats to be allocated. | |
* | |
* @return array An associative array (party => seats). | |
*/ | |
function dhondt(array $polling, $totalSeats) | |
{ | |
$result = array(); | |
$data = array(); | |
foreach ($polling as $party => $votes) { | |
for ($i = 1; $i <= $totalSeats; $i++) { | |
$data[0][] = $votes / $i; | |
$data[1][] = $party; | |
$data[2][] = $i; | |
} | |
$result[$party] = 0; | |
} | |
array_multisort($data[0], SORT_DESC, $data[1], SORT_ASC, $data[2]); | |
for ($i = 0; $i < $totalSeats; $i++) { | |
$party = $data[1][$i]; | |
$result[$party] = max($result[$party], $data[2][$i]); | |
} | |
return $result; | |
} |
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