2016 FEDERAL ELECTION GUIDE – who are you voting for?

[Gigantic]

98% Labor, 95% Greens, 66% Liberal Democrats, 56% Liberals

 

[sportsmaniac89]

88% Greens, 87% Labor, 65% Liberal, 51% Family First

This quiz is a deadset joke as I'd rather go to hell at this present moment than vote for the first 2.

 

[Lebbo73]

Through their oxygen masks? Don't think so.

So much dramatisation. Were you an actor in your younger years?

 

[Xsess]

Will be drawing a large utensil and balls on my lower house ballot, ALA all the way in the upper house.

 

[The Speaker]

Hey Ratts of Tobruk. Can you tell me how I should be voting tomorrow? I have no idea what to do below the line, I was thinking of voting for a shitload of independants or whatever will hinder the liberals most in passing their zombie cuts next term. Cheers.

http://kevinbonham.blogspot.com.au/2016/06/how-to-best-use-your-vote-in-new-senate.html

 

[SSwans2011]

 

[Pie eyed]

My grandchildren will thank me when I am dead.

True, but probably for that sole reason.
We'll mourn you here too.
No doubt the Tax department will mourn your huge contribution, being Australia's richest internet forum contributor.

 

[Ice-Wolf]

No doubt the Tax department will mourn your huge contribution, being Australia's richest internet forum contributor.

Isn't that Power Raid ?

 

[Pie eyed]

I am 99% Labor and 98% Greens which is about right.
Then 54% Liberal Democrat and 23% Libs.
Libs would be less if they took smaller parties into account no doubt.

 

[Pie eyed]

Isn't that Power Raid ?

Maybe him and Lebbo are vying for top of the List.

 

[Crankyhawk]

Relative to other posters here makes me right wing!

 

[Ice-Wolf]

Parties you side with...

95% Labor on economic, social, domestic policy, foreign policy, environmental, healthcare, immigration, and education issues.

94% Greens on economic, foreign policy, domestic policy, social, healthcare, and education issues.

80% Democratic Labour on economic, environmental, healthcare, and education issues.

68% Katter's Australian on economic, environmental, and healthcare issues.

65% Liberals on domestic policy, social, and healthcare issues.

62% Palmer United on healthcare issues.

60% Liberal Democrats on social and criminal issues.

54% Family First no major issues.

Your ideology...

Left-Wing - Your political beliefs would be considered moderately Left-Wing on an ideological scale, meaning you tend to support policies that promote social and economic equality.


http://australia.isidewith.com/results/2392597259

 

[Reynolds Number]

I'll probably end up voting greens as their balance of power in the senate is likely to be important under a reelected government.

I think jobs are important. Starting wars on centrelink customers, cutting funding to education and research and making it easier for 457s to be hired has the opposite effect to job creation and making locals employable.

 

[Ratts of Tobruk]

Hey Ratts of Tobruk. Can you tell me how I should be voting tomorrow? I have no idea what to do below the line, I was thinking of voting for a shitload of independants or whatever will hinder the liberals most in passing their zombie cuts next term. Cheers.

http://kevinbonham.blogspot.com.au/2016/06/how-to-best-use-your-vote-in-new-senate.html

Interesting. This bit in particular:

The one principle of tactical voting I recommend to those who really want to do it is do not vote 1 for any candidate who you know will get elected more or less straightaway. Generally a strategic voter would therefore avoid a 1 vote for the first four major party candidates in a state, and in most states they'd avoid voting 1 for the top Greens candidate. Voting below the line and starting at the bottom of your preferred party ticket - if you're a major party voter - is a common trick... (The possible downside of this method is that your originally preferred party misses out on a few dollars of public funding. For people who think no parties should be funded, that's a benefit.)...If you vote 1 for someone who is going to be elected right off the bat, you are giving them a vote they do not need. A portion of your vote is in effect left behind with them when their surplus is passed on, and your ballot paper in effect carries on to other candidates at a reduced value.

Given the above, Benny, I will go below-the-line, even though you can now vote preferentially above the line.

As I said in the OP I'm looking at Labor, Xenaphon, centrist and progressive parties, plus that idea of rewarding the Senators from the term just gone for actually doing a good job and not deserving to be kicked out. Plus Derryn Hinch, because I want prison/sentencing reform. There isn't any individual in particular I'd look to avoid below-the-line but the IPA are pretty extreme and James Paterson got the much-sought-after #4 spot on the Liberal ticket even though the Liberals had claimed they were going to get a woman in (they have no female Senators in Victoria). Conroy for Labor is a factional heavy-hitter so he could be avoided too if you don't like that sort of out-sized influence. Hinch is in the #1 spot on the ballot itself, so is probably the best bet for getting a different person in, but I would say he will certainly work with either party so won't discourage the Liberals like you would like to do. Muir similarly I think would look to be more cooperative than last time, when he seemed to fall under the sway of Xenaphon.

For you, I am guessing a bit, I assume you're in Vic? I'd recommend Green then maybe some single issue/progressive parties that aren't Liberals-associated: Marriage Equality, Arts Party, Drug Law Reform, Secular Party, Pirate Party, Science/Cyclists, Voluntary Euthanasia, Renewables, Aus Progressives, Animal Justice. If you really feel that hard about it chuck the two Socialist parties in here. The Sex Party is progressive in many ways, but are also a lot about freedom, so would potentially side with those libertarian aspects of the Liberals. I would say you'd prefer Labor, Xenaphon and even the Democrats (Group B) before them. And Hinch. If Sustainable Australia are people like Dick Smith (who is also worried about natural resources and population) then they'd be relatively left-wing anti-immigration types. Then Ricky Muir in the Motoring Party and Sex Party next. Then DLP and MFP and Jackie Lambie. Health Australia are anti-vaccination crazies, so their 'natural medicine' claims I guess might make them anti-Liberal, but they probably would have no problem with health cuts as they don't like the professional health world. I wouldn't vote for them (nor the other Crazy guys - Citizens Electorate Council). Then you are pretty much stuck with people who are bound to pick Liberals, but Clive Palmer might still be so annoyed by the Libs that he's worth first spot on your 'lesser of evils' section and VoteFlux is hard to predict, because it depends on who their members. Social conservatives may assocaite charity with their Christianity and not want to cut Govt. Maybe. Anti-Islam types similarly can be religious themselves. Then the country parties, and finally Liberal Democrats because they are all about cutting Government. I may have got some wrong, but that's the impression I've got.

 

[yibbida]

Of isidewith? Absolutely.
http://australia.isidewith.com/political-quiz

Wow that site misrepresents some policies...

On Topic: voted last week. Lib last in HOR and voted 1-12 below the line in Senate. Too many crazies parties to vote 1-6 in WA.

 

[Maggie5]

So much dramatisation. Were you an actor in your younger years?

How did you guess? Even a clock is right twice a day.

 

[Hoops]

I live in Casey so probably this guy.

I live in Casey, have you had a look at the independent. Talk about populist, here is his policies.
http://www.itiswrong.com/Policy.php
tl;dr fk off were full, cheaper beer

 

[Pie eyed]

True, but probably for that sole reason.
We'll mourn you here too.
No doubt the Tax department will mourn your huge contribution, being Australia's richest internet forum contributor.

I have to say, at the very least you have a sense of humour unlike some who ply their banter in this threads.

 

[GreyCrow]

oops duplicate accounter ?

 

[Taylor]

Patting yourself on the back for taking your own joke well?

Who do the mid twenties lady homeowners with a nurse girlfriend and steady job around vote for?

 

[JackOutback]

I live in Casey, have you had a look at the independent. Talk about populist, here is his policies.
http://www.itiswrong.com/Policy.php
tl;dr fk off were full, cheaper beer

I only had four candidates and not one promised cheaper beer. Bastards.

 

[Reynolds Number]

Patting yourself on the back for taking your own joke well?

Who do the mid twenties lady homeowners with a nurse girlfriend and steady job around vote for?

Liberal. Because you can afford to just stick it out and wait a while.

 

[JackOutback]

Because Turnbull rolled him.

 

[DylanR]

maybe should vote greens for the lols to accelerate the apocalypse of society

HAHAHAHAHAH this is gold love it

 

[SSwans2011]

I live in Casey, have you had a look at the independent. Talk about populist, here is his policies.
http://www.itiswrong.com/Policy.php
tl;dr fk off were full, cheaper beer

GET THAT MAN HIS $2.62 A VOTE GOD DAMN IT!