Highest Average Method

Definition

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.