: C orn ell ▁Law ▁School ▁al umn i ▁Category : New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Republic ans ▁Category : Rep ublic an ▁Party ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁polit icians <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁app ort ion ment ▁of ▁seats ▁within ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ▁to ▁each ▁member ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁is ▁set ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁EU ▁treat ies . ▁The ▁app ort ion ment ▁of ▁seats ▁is ▁not ▁proportional ▁to ▁each ▁state ' s ▁population , ▁nor ▁does ▁it ▁reflect ▁any ▁particular ▁mathematical ▁formula ; ▁however , ▁it ▁is ▁stated ▁in ▁the ▁treat ies ▁that ▁distribution ▁of ▁seats ▁should ▁be ▁" de gress ively ▁proportional " ▁to ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁member ▁states . ▁The ▁process ▁can ▁be ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁composition ▁of ▁the ▁elect oral ▁college ▁used ▁to ▁elect ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁in ▁that , ▁pro ▁r ata , ▁the ▁smaller ▁state ▁received ▁more ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁elect oral ▁college ▁than ▁the ▁more ▁popul ous ▁states . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁from ▁the ▁EU ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁M EP s , ▁including ▁the ▁president , ▁is ▁ 7 0 5 . ▁The ▁maximum ▁number ▁allowed ▁by ▁the ▁Lis bon ▁Tre aty ▁is ▁ 7 5 1 . ▁ ▁Background ▁When ▁the ▁Parliament ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁as ▁the ▁ 7 8 - member ▁" Common ▁Assembly