Template talk:Gallagher index

Votes & Seats

How about that this template can also calculate the percentages out of the seats and votes?

Template:Election results can this too Braganza (talk) 18:08, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

@Kermanbob: Braganza (talk) 18:08, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

@Number 57: since you were involved in the other template Braganza (talk) 13:34, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

How are you envisaging using this template? Cheers, Number 57 16:46, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

{{Election results}}

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Monegasque National Union	72,602	89.63	24
	New Ideas for Monaco	8,401	10.37	0
Total		81,003	100.00	24

How its currently done

Gallagher Index for the 2023 Monegasque general election

Party		Votes (%)	Seats (%)	Difference	Difference squared
	Monegasque National Union	89.63%	100.00%	10.37	107.5369
	New Ideas for Monaco	10.37%	0.00%	-10.37	107.5369
Total of differences squared					215.0738
Total / 2					107.5369
Square root of (Total / 2): Gallagher Index result					10.37
The Gallagher Index ranges from 0 to 100. Low indexes (close to 0) are very proportionate, high indexes (20 or greater) are very disproportionate.

How I imagine it

Gallagher Index for the {{{election}}}

Party		Votes (%)	Seats (%)	Difference	Difference squared
	Monegasque National Union	72,602.00%	24.00%	-72578	5267566084
	New Ideas for Monaco	8,401.00%	0.00%	-8401	70576801
Total of differences squared					5338142885
Total / 2					2669071442.5
Square root of (Total / 2): Gallagher Index result					51663.06
The Gallagher Index ranges from 0 to 100. Low indexes (close to 0) are very proportionate, high indexes (20 or greater) are very disproportionate.

Maybe with an option were you can decide if you want to use percentages as before or votes like in Election results (like "|type="). Also the "|election=" could remain but should be optional.

@Number 57: Braganza (talk) 05:59, 7 June 2023 (UTC)