A principle for converting votes into seats in List PR systems. One seat is allocated in a district at each of a series of counts to the party or grouping with the highest vote total. When a seat is allocated, the original vote of the party that wins it is reduced by division. The most common series of divisors used are D'Hondt and Sainte-Leaguë. The Highest Average Method tends to be more favourable to larger parties than its alternative, the Largest Remainder Method.
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A principle for converting votes into seats in List PR systems. One seat is allocated in a district at each of a series of counts to the party or grouping with the highest vote total. When a seat is allocated, the original vote of the party that wins it is reduced by division. The most common series of divisors used are D'Hondt and Sainte-Leaguë. The Highest Average Method tends to be more favourable to larger parties than its alternative, the Largest Remainder Method.
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Highest Average Method. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved September 3, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/highest-average-method
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