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6th May 2025 –<\/strong> BBC Feature; How Do You Vote In The 2026 Senedd Election<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/ckg1y72091no?fbclid=IwY2xjawKIlvBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETB5Q2tudGNyWnQwTFJoQXh1AR4iLMsvZfMjHCV7sxSxUIiUGJg4dRpHpfaY3Q9LbVGHz5_FnSp5OcaaXBtVsQ_aem_tDw_ypVvkPtCUNb5b1sz7w<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senedd Election 2026 Using D’Hont’s Method<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/senedd.wales\/senedd-now\/senedd-blog\/senedd-election-2026-what-is-the-d-hondt-formula-and-how-does-it-work<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike the first past the post system used in UK general elections, when the candidate with the most votes in a constituency is elected, the d\u2019Hondt method is used to distribute several seats within an electoral area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It works by recalculating each party\u2019s number of votes in several rounds each time that a seat is allocated. Each party\u2019s votes are divided by the number of seats it has won plus one. That means once a party wins a seat, its total votes are divided by two. If it wins two seats, its votes are divided by three (the number of seats it has, plus one). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whichever party has the most votes after these calculations are made wins the next seat until all those up for election have been distributed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An Explanatory Video<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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