The number of seats to be allocated to individual candidate lists shall be fixed by dividing the total number of votes received by each candidate list in the electoral district by 1, 2 and ... inclusive the number which matches the number of councillors or MPS who are elected in the electoral district.Quotients obtained in this manner shall be classified by size, with as many highest quotients being taken into consideration as the number of councillors or MPs being elected.

Individual candidate lists shall receive the number of seats which corresponds to the number of those quotients they are entitled to.

The seats won by the general candidate list shall be allocated to candidate list submitting entities which comprise the general candidate list by dividing the total number of votes received by individual candidate lists which comprises the general candidate list by 1, 2 and ... inclusive the number of seats won by the general candidate list. Quotients obtained in this manner shall be classified by size, with as many highest quotients being taken into consideration as the number of seats won by the general candidate list.

If two or more candidate lists get the same quotients on the basis of which they could win one seat, the candidate list to receive that seat shall be decided by drawing lots.