// Function to perform the calculations according to the D'Hondt method
private static void DhondtCalculations(List <Incumbent> parties, int seatsElected)
{
// Describe the first party to hold the most votes in the election
Incumbent greatestVotes = parties.Aggregate((v1, v2) => v1.VoteTally > v2.VoteTally ? v1 : v2);
greatestVotes.SeatScore += 1;
greatestVotes.DhondtCalculation();
// Continue the loop until all possible incumbents have been elected
int totalSeatsElected = 0;
while (totalSeatsElected != seatsElected)
{
// If the amount of seats has not been reached, the progrram will reset the variable
totalSeatsElected = 0;
Incumbent maxVotes = parties.Aggregate((v1, v2) => v1.ChangedVotes > v2.ChangedVotes ? v1 : v2);
maxVotes.SeatScore += 1;
maxVotes.DhondtCalculation();
foreach (Incumbent p in parties)
{
totalSeatsElected += p.SeatScore;
}
}
Console.WriteLine($"\nThe {seatsElected} seats that were awarded are:");
}
private static List <Incumbent> FindData(string exactpath)
{
// Extract the data from the file and assort the values in to a list
List <string> dataSource = File.ReadAllLines(exactpath).ToList();
List <Incumbent> parties = new List <Incumbent>();
foreach (string line in dataSource.Skip(3))
{
string[] dataParts = line.Split(',');
Incumbent p = new Incumbent(dataParts[0], Convert.ToInt32(dataParts[1]), dataParts.Skip(2).ToArray());
parties.Add(p);
}
return(parties);
}