Electoral systems are methods that calculate the number of electoral seats allocated to parties or individuals after an election. There are three types of electoral systems generally used throughout the world. They include pluralistic electoral systems, majoritarian electoral systems, proportional representation. The party list system, a subcategory of proportional representation, has long been evaluated and analyzed by numerous different groups to identify whether it can be considered successful. In particular, since its introduction in 1850, the single non-transferable vote or SNTV is a particular electoral system that has been evaluated. SNTV is a system used for multi-member elections and can be used for both provincial and legislative systems. SNTV is used in a number of different countries for different situations, not all of which are government related. Some places that apply the use of SNTV include Ireland, parts of Australia, parts of the United States, parts of Asia, and Afghanistan. Through careful investigation one can see that SNTV is similar in many respects to other electoral systems and how politicians make politics. However, SNTV also influences some different types of policies by politicians due to the way votes are counted. With the SNTV system each voter can cast a vote for a candidate running in a race in which there are multiple candidates. run for a number of different positions. Positions are filled by candidates who receive the greatest number of votes. SNTV is a system that puts political parties directly into conflict with each other. For example, in a district containing four seats, a candidate with just over 20% of the citizens' votes will have... half the card... and. However, in other political systems such as in the United States, candidates must appeal to other voters who may not affiliate with their particular party to garner enough votes to win an election. Indeed, the SNTV system, due to its relevance to almost all other major electoral systems is something unique in its own way. The complexities and requirements associated with success in the SNTV system help articulate the reasons for the different forms of politics that political parties and candidates must engage in to be elected to certain positions. The most important thing to recognize is that in other political systems the failure to win an election tends to depend on the ability of individual candidates. However, the inability to do politics efficiently in a system like SNTV can lead to the failure and fragmentation of an entire political party..