<s>
An	O
election	B-Application
apportionment	I-Application
diagram	I-Application
is	O
the	O
graphic	O
representation	O
of	O
election	O
results	O
and	O
the	O
seats	O
in	O
a	O
plenary	O
or	O
legislative	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Votes	O
in	O
an	O
election	O
are	O
often	O
represented	O
using	O
bar	B-Application
charts	I-Application
or	O
pie	B-Application
charts	I-Application
,	O
often	O
labeled	O
with	O
the	O
corresponding	O
percentage	O
or	O
number	O
of	O
votes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
using	O
a	O
bar	O
or	O
pie	B-Application
chart	I-Application
,	O
the	O
apportionment	O
of	O
seats	O
between	O
the	O
parties	O
in	O
a	O
legislative	O
body	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
parliament	O
can	O
be	O
represented	O
more	O
clearly	O
by	O
displaying	O
the	O
individual	O
representatives	O
of	O
each	O
party	O
as	O
dots	O
in	O
a	O
pattern	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
representatives	O
is	O
also	O
significant	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
easily	O
understood	O
visually	O
.	O
</s>
