Your Australian Political Party Preferences for 2013 Elections

[nolesfan2011]

Australia has elections coming up and uses a "party preference" system to help determine the Parliamentary results, quite similar to Instant Runoff voting a person votes for the candidate/party of their choice, and if that candidate does not garner enough votes their votes are then apportioned to another candidate, based off the "preferences" submitted by that candidates party.

This has come into the news a bit recently with the news that the "Wikileaks party" preferenced some right wing parties over the left wing Greens.  Meaning that those right wing parties would get votes and a chance at seats before the left wing ones do. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/18/rightwing-parties-wikileaks-preferences

This system also means Australia has a ton of small political parties that jockey for power, and a lot of dealmaking is done..

With that in mind, going by the list of Aussie political parties here  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Australia

What would be your preferences 1-5 (preference number 1 being the party your actual vote would most likely go to and then on down).

Mine are

1: Australian Greens
2: Australian Labor
3: Australian First Nations Party
4: Pirate Party Australia
5: Australian Sex Party

[Peter the Lefty]

1. Australian Greens
2. Australian Democrats
3. Socialist Alliance
4. Socialist Equality Party
5. Australian First Nations First
6. Pirate Party Australia
7. Australian Sex Party
(Gap)
8. Australian Labor Party

[Supersonic]

1. Australian Liberal Party.
2. *insert other Coalition party here*

[Dr. Cynic]

1. Greens
2. Democrats
3. Labor
4. Pirate
5. Sex

[Wake Me Up When The Hard Border Ends]

1. Liberal Party of Australia
2. Natonal Party of Australia
3. Family First
4. Liberty and Democracy Party
5. Shooters and Fishers Party
6. Christian Democrats
7. Palmer United Party

[RogueBeaver]

1. Liberal Party of Australia
2. National Party of Australia
3. Family First
4. Liberty and Democracy Party
5. Shooters and Fishers Party
6. Christian Democrats
7. Palmer United Party

[Kitteh]

Either Greens, or Sex Party 1st and then Greens. Not sure if I'd even bother to pref Labor above the Coalition at this point. I think I would have reluctantly if Gillard was still leader but with Rudd, I don't think I care

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Either Greens, or Sex Party 1st and then Greens. Not sure if I'd even bother to pref Labor above the Coalition at this point. I think I would have reluctantly if Gillard was still leader but with Rudd, I don't think I care

You have to preference every party or your vote doesn't count.

[Kitteh]

Either Greens, or Sex Party 1st and then Greens. Not sure if I'd even bother to pref Labor above the Coalition at this point. I think I would have reluctantly if Gillard was still leader but with Rudd, I don't think I care

You have to preference every party or your vote doesn't count.

Interesting. Didn't know that. Seems like a strange system but I guess it's part of the idea of compulsory voting.

[DC Al Fine]

1) Christian Democrats
2) Family First
3) Lib/Nat
4) Assorted right wingers
5) Assorted left wingers.

[Niemeyerite]

1. Greens
2. Sex
3. ALP (2nd if the electoral system didn't let me to chose 3 parties or more. I'm not crazy enough to waste my vote and make a conservative win easier)

[Lambsbread]

1. Greens
2. Sex (because why the f[inks] not?)

[Leftbehind]

1) Socialist Alliance
2) Socialist Equality
3) Australian Greens
4) Pirates
5) ALP

[TNF]

1. Socialist Alliance
2. Pirate Party Australia
3. Australian Sex Party
4. Australian Democrats
5. Australian Labor Party

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Er... guys... the Socialist Equality Party is basically a cult.

[Hifly]

It would entirely depend on the seat I would vote it.
But, assuming that the Labor candidate is not a complete social liberal, then along these lines:

1) Democratic Labor Party
2) Katter's Australian Party
3) Australian Labor Party
4) National Party

[Goldwater]

1. Australian Liberal Party.
2. *insert other Coalition party here*

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

1. Pirate Party Australia
2. Liberal Democratic Party
3. Democratic Labour Party
4. Australian First Nations Political Party
5. Coalition (Liberal/National)

[YL]

Let's take the choices available in an actual electorate, Melbourne Ports.

1. Greens
2. Sex Party
3. ALP
4. Palmer United Party
5. DLP
6. Stable Population
7. Liberal
8. Family First
9. Rise Up Australia

(or something like that)

[Vosem]

I would probably try to preference minor parties ahead of major ones, just as a matter of principle. Though I'd try to make sure the important parties were in the right order. Through a brief list together:


1. Shooters & Fishers
2. Sex Party
3. Wikileaks
4. Palmer United
5. Democrats
6. Coalition
7. Greens
8. Katter's Australian
9. Democratic Labor
10. Labor
11. Family First
12. Christian Democrats
13. One Nation

[Velasco]

Random electorate: Bennelong.

1. PETERS, Lindsay    The Greens
2. LI, Jason Yat-Sen    Labor
7. WORSLEY, Julie   Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)
4. MARKS, Robert James   Palmer United Party
5. McCAFFREY, Lachlan Patrick    Democratic Labour Party (DLP)
6. ALEXANDER, John    Liberal
3. AUGUST, John   Secular Party of Australia
8. WATERSON, Victor   Australia First Party

I might exchange second and third preferences (or 4th and 5th), but I think this my more likely order.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

I would probably try to preference minor parties ahead of major ones, just as a matter of principle. Though I'd try to make sure the important parties were in the right order. Through a brief list together:


1. Shooters & Fishers
2. Sex Party
3. Wikileaks
4. Palmer United
5. Democrats
6. Coalition
7. Greens
8. Katter's Australian
9. Democratic Labor
10. Labor
11. Family First
12. Christian Democrats
13. One Nation

and I thought my top preferences we're eclectic

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Fraser

Candidate name: CHURCHILL, Darren Mark
Ballot position: 1
Party ballot name: Australian Democrats

Candidate name: LEE, Elizabeth
Ballot position: 2
Party ballot name: Liberal

Candidate name: LEIGH, Andrew
Ballot position: 3
Party ballot name: Australian Labor Party

Candidate name: ALCAZAR, Freddy Alejandro
Ballot position: 4
Party ballot name: Palmer United Party

Candidate name: ROSS, Jill Elizabeth
Ballot position: 5
Party ballot name: Rise Up Australia Party

Candidate name: HUGGINS, Sam
Ballot position: 6
Party ballot name: Bullet Train For Australia

Candidate name: VERWEY, Adam
Ballot position: 7
Party ballot name: Australian Greens

My #1 will be ALP or Green... and then the other following... then an assortment with Rise Up Australia dead last.

[Leftbehind]

My #1 will be ALP or Green... and then the other following... then an assortment with Rise Up Australia dead last.

Thought the ballot positions were your order for a moment - about to demand your reasoning.

[H. Ross Peron]

Not voting for random third parties so Australian Labour Party. All the way with Rudd!