ELECTORAL ACT ____________________________________________________________________________________ each of the constituencies. In this example, 236 634 votes were cast for the participating parties as shown below. Party Number of votes per constituency Total number of votes X Y Z A 32 049 16 000 41 300 89 349 B 25 000 17 069 7 800 49 869 C 20 040 10 007 10 500 40 547 D 15 020 7 040 10 004 32 064 E 12 030 8 012 1 900 21 942 F 325 425 903 1 653 G 205 404 601 1 210 104 669 58 957 73 008 236 634 Total Party A received a total of 89 349 votes in the three constituencies which constitute the electoral district. 4. Next, the provincial elections officer must determine the quota by dividing the total number of votes cast for the participating parties by the number six (the number of seats) with any fraction obtained being disregarded. In this example, the quota is 39 439 (236 634 divided by 6). 5. Next, the number of votes cast for each of the remaining political parties is divided by the quota to determine the number of seats to be provisionally allocated to each party and to ascertain the number of votes which remain unallocated thereafter as shown below. Party Total number of votes Votes divided by quota A 89 349 Provisional allocation of seats 2 B 49 869 1 10 430 C 40 547 1 1 108 D 32 064 – 32 064 E 21 942 – 21 942 F 1 653 – 1 653 G 1 210 – 1 210 236 634 4 78 878 Total Unallocated votes 10 471 Quota: 39 439 In respect of party A, 89 349 divided by the quota of 39 439 gives two seats which are equal to 78 878 votes leaving a remainder of 10 471 unallocated votes. The provisional allocation of seats is A 2, B 1 and C 1, a total of four seats, leaving two of the six seats unallocated. 6. Next, if after the allocation of the seats from the division of the votes cast by the quota, less than ten seats have been allocated, the provincial elections officer will allocate the remaining seats to the parties with the greatest number of unallocated votes. In this example, the two parties with the highest number of unallocated votes are D with 32 064 and E with 21 942. The two remaining seats are allocated one each to the two parties as shown below. 159