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 NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 19th century
contributedTo electoral system design
proportional representation
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
developed Droop quota NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
work on electoral reform
work on proportional representation
notableIdea Droop quota NERFINISHED
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