Over the years, a number of third parties or so-called minor parties developed, notably the Social Credit Party, the New Zealand Party, the Values Party, and the Alliance. However, the first past the post (FPP) electoral system meant that regardless of how many votes a party gained nationwide, it could not win a seat without a plurality in a particular electorate (voting district). For example, the Social Credit Party won over 11% of the votes cast in the 1954 New Zealand general election but did not have a plurality in any electorate so won no seats. Similarly, in the 1984 New Zealand general election the New Zealand Party received over 12% of the votes cast but also won no seats. Under such conditions, minor parties mostly performed poorly in terms of making an impact in Parliament.