Multiple choice

The 'Niemeyer method' for distribution of seats in the Bundestang is concerned with proportion of vote casts in favour of

  1. individual candidates in parliamentary constituencies

  2. party list presented in general elections

  3. regional political parties in state elections

  4. local political parties in local elections

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Explanation

The Niemeyer method (specifically the Hare-Niemeyer method) was a mathematical system used in the German Bundestag to allocate seats to political parties based on the proportion of the total party list votes received in an election.