Kirlawan First Past The Post System

In Kirlawa, some elections are carried out using single-member constituencies. As the Particracy Game System cannot deal with such elections, a formula is used to determine the number of seats won by each party.

The idea is to simulate the effect of 'First Past the Post' elections. The basic effect is that seats are disproportionately allocated to larger parties, and the greater the margin between parties, the greater the effect. Very small parties which are canny enough (and we assume that all parties are fairly canny) will only stand seats where they are likely to win. Therefore, for parties who get enough votes, they are guaranteed a minimum of seats.

There are two stages to the calculation. The variables used are as follows:

The formula for deriving the number of seats for a party, P, on the assembly will be:

S = The number of seats in the election. X = Percentage of votes for a party in the election

For each party with more than $$100/(4*S)$$ percent of the vote, calculate Y:

$$Y = 10,000/S + X^2.5$$

The sum of all of the values of Y is denoted as Y', and the number of seats won, P, is given by:

$$P = Y/Y' * S$$