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The '''largest remainder method''' is one way of allocating seats proportionally for representative assemblies with [[Party-list proportional representation|party list]] [[voting systemssystem]]s. It is a contrast to the [[highest averages method]].

The ''largest remainder method'' requires the number of votes for each party to be divided a [[quota]] representing the number of votes ''required'' for a seat, and this gives a notional number of seats to each, usually including an [[integer]] and either a [[fraction]] or alternatively a [[remainder]]. Each party receives seats equal to the integer. This will generally leave some seats unallocated: the parties are then ranked on the basis of the fraction or equivalently on the basis of the remainder, and parties with the larger fractions or remainders are each allocated one additional seat until all the seats have been allocated. This gives the method its name.