\name{seats} \alias{seats} \title{Arrange N seats in M semicircular rows} \description{Compute seat positions in a semicircular parliament} \usage{seats(N, M, r0 = 2.5)} \arguments{ \item{N}{Total number of seats.} \item{M}{Number of semicircular arcs on which to distribute the seats.} \item{r0}{Radius of the inner arc in user units.} } \value{ A data frame including: \item{x}{The x positions of the seats to be plotted on semi-circular arcs.} \item{y}{The y positions of the seats to be plotted on semi-circular arcs.} \item{r}{The row numbers for each seat.} \item{theta}{The angle of each seat, going from pi to zero radians.} } \author{Duncan Murdoch and Barry Rowlingson} \seealso{\link{election}} \keyword{misc}