In STV-like system with larger quotas (such as Hare or Droop), the typical rule is that candidates are elected when their number of votes "equals or exceeds" the quota. If this rule is used with the Hagenbach-Bischoff quota, it is possible that more candidates are elected than there are seats; the simplest example of this would be a single-winner election where two parties each receive half of the votes. Imagine an election with three candidates for two positions where the 300 votes are