Pierre Imperiali

{{short description|Belgian politician}}

The Marquis Pierre Guillaume Imperiali des Princes de Francavilla (17 May 1874{{cite book |last1=Toebosch |first1=Emile |title=Het parlement anders bekeken |date=2006 |publisher=Academia Press |isbn=978-90-382-0893-0 |page=356 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zay8xBwQJIsC&dq=Pierre+Imperiali+%2217+mei+1874%22&pg=PA356 |access-date=10 November 2024 |language=nl}} – 10 January 1940) was a Belgian politician. As a member of the Catholic Party, he served as a member of the parliament (1912–1919), and later senator (1919-1925).{{cite web |title=ODIS |url=https://www.odis.be/hercules/toonPers.php?taalcode=nl&id=9565 |website=www.odis.be}} He was known as the creator of the Imperiali election system, which he proposed in 1921.{{cite news |title=From votes to seats: This is how councils are formed in Belgian municipalities |url=https://www.brusselstimes.com/1261606/from-votes-to-seats-this-is-how-councils-are-formed-in-belgian-municipalities |access-date=10 November 2024 |work=The Brussels Times |date=10 October 2024 |language=en}} The Imperiali system is designed to disadvantage small political lists as compared to lists that receive a significant number of votes.From votes to seats. https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgian-elections-2024/1261606/from-votes-to-seats-this-is-how-councils-are-formed-in-belgian-municipalities

The Imperiali quota is one of the quotas that are used in the Imperiali election system.