 The Policy Affairs Research Council (PARC), originally a strategic instrument for vote-gaining in the single non-transferable vote system (SNTV), could still be used to gain votes in the new election system.In the old system, PARC was used by candidates to distinguish themselves amongst fellow same-party rivals.To win in a multiple-seats constituency, it was important for candidates to hold expertise and influence in a policy-sector in the district they were running for.