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The geography of representation

What is a vote worth in each province?

Put two provinces side by side: 2016 census population, seats under election law, and a simple model allocating the 285 provincial seats by population alone. It is a comparison ruler, not a policy proposal.

Representation model

البرز

2016 population
۲٫۷ million
Majles seats
۳
people per seat
۹۰۰k
population-equal model
۹٫۶
seat share ÷ population share۰٫۳۱×

Fewer seats than a simple population-proportional allocation.

Representation model

ایلام

2016 population
۰٫۵۸ million
Majles seats
۳
people per seat
۱۹۳k
population-equal model
۲٫۱
seat share ÷ population share۱٫۴۵×

More seats than a simple population-proportional allocation.

What anonymous visitors from these provinces chose

A comparison, not a representative poll

These counts include only consenting visitors who named a province. Small samples are shown as missing, never presented as public opinion.

البرز

Not enough consenting responses yet.

ایلام

Not enough consenting responses yet.

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