How would you vote in Australia?

[Хahar 🤔]

Australian House elections use IRV. How would you rank the following parties?

Liberal
Labor
Democrats
Greens
Family First
Christian Democrats
CEC (LaRouche)

For me:

1. Democrats
2. Greens
3. Labor
4. Family First
5. Liberal
6. Christian Democrats
7. CEC

[Willy Woz]

National
Labour
Family First
Christian Democratic
Greens
Liberal
Democrats

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Whatever the Labor how-to-vote card says.

[Hash]

2007:
[1] Labor
[2] Democrats
[3] Greens
[4] Liberal
[5] Christian Democrats
[6] Family First
[7] CEC (LaRouche)

2004
[1] Democrats
[2] Liberal
[3] Labor
[4] Greens
[5] Christian Democrats
[6] Family First
[7] CEC (LaRouche)

[ottermax]

1. Greens
2. Democrats
3. Labor
4. Liberal
5. Family First
6. Christian Democrats
7. Nationals

[Хahar 🤔]

To clarify, it doesn't really make sense putting the Liberals and Nationals, since they don't run candidates against each other (although they should, since there's no vote-splitting).

[Robespierre's Jaw]

To clarify, it doesn't really make sense putting the Liberals and Nationals, since they don't run candidates against each other (although they should, since there's no vote-splitting).

Actually in some electorates they do.

2007
[1] Liberals
[2] Democrats
[3] Australian Labor Party
[4] The Greens
[5] Christian Democrats
[6] Family First
[7] Citizens Electoral Council

[Хahar 🤔]

To clarify, it doesn't really make sense putting the Liberals and Nationals, since they don't run candidates against each other (although they should, since there's no vote-splitting).

Actually in some electorates they do.

Where?

[Robespierre's Jaw]

To clarify, it doesn't really make sense putting the Liberals and Nationals, since they don't run candidates against each other (although they should, since there's no vote-splitting).

Actually in some electorates they do.

Where?

In some National Party strongholds (New South Wales and Queensland). I think they even do that in one or two electorates down here in Victoria. Though those electorates are close to the border (Vic & NSW) one.

[Хahar 🤔]

To clarify, it doesn't really make sense putting the Liberals and Nationals, since they don't run candidates against each other (although they should, since there's no vote-splitting).

Actually in some electorates they do.

Where?

In some National Party strongholds (New South Wales and Queensland). I think they even do that in one or two electorates down here in Victoria. Though those electorates are close to the border (Vic & NSW) one.

Do they do it for nationwide elections? I know they do in some states.

[Cubby]

Labour all the way. Especially since I had a Kevin Rudd picture in my sig for a month.

[Verily]

To clarify, it doesn't really make sense putting the Liberals and Nationals, since they don't run candidates against each other (although they should, since there's no vote-splitting).

Actually in some electorates they do.

Where?

In some National Party strongholds (New South Wales and Queensland). I think they even do that in one or two electorates down here in Victoria. Though those electorates are close to the border (Vic & NSW) one.

Do they do it for nationwide elections? I know they do in some states.

There are always two or three seats both parties are contesting, almost always seats without a Coalition incumbent where an incumbent is retiring.

This is actually a big part of why the Nationals have declined to the point of disappearing federally; whenever a Nationals MP retires, both parties run candidates, and more often than not it's the Liberal candidate who makes it to TPP (even if the seat is lost, though as all but one or two Nationals seats are now ridiculously safe that doesn't happen).

Anyway, I have little passion for any Australian party now. Probably:

1. Democrats
2. Greens/Labor/Liberals depending on candidate
3. Greens/Labor/Liberals
4. Greens/Labor/Liberals

[Person Man]

Dems and Labour.