To illustrate this approach, Aristotle proposed a first-of-its-kind mathematical model of voting, albeit textually described, where the democratic principle of "one voter–one vote" is combined with the oligarchic "merit-weighted voting"; for relevant quotes and their translation into mathematical formulas see.
tʊ ˈɪləstɹˌeɪt ðɪs ɐpɹˈoʊtʃ, ˈæɹɪstˌɑːɾəl pɹəpˈoʊzd ɐ fˈɜːstʌvɪtskˈaɪnd mˌæθɪmˈæɾɪkəl mˈɑːdəl ʌv vˈoʊɾɪŋ, ɔːlbˈiːɪt tˈɛkstʃuːəli dᵻskɹˈaɪbd, wˌɛɹ ðə dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ʌv "wˈʌn vˈoʊɾɚ wˈʌn vˈoʊt" ɪz kəmbˈaɪnd wɪððɪ ˌɑːlɪɡˈɑːɹkɪk "mˈɛɹɪtwˈeɪɾᵻd vˈoʊɾɪŋ"; fɔːɹ ɹˈɛlᵻvənt kwˈoʊts ænd ðɛɹ tɹænslˈeɪʃən ˌɪntʊ mˌæθɪmˈæɾɪkəl fˈɔːɹmjʊləz sˈiː.