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Who to Vote Australian Federal election

Who will you vote for in the coming Australian House of Representatives Election

  • Labor

    Votes: 3 27.3%

  • Liberal

    Votes: 2 18.2%

  • Nationals

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Greens

    Votes: 5 45.5%

  • PUPs

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • KATs

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Others

    Votes: 1 9.1%
  • Total voters
    11
  • Poll closed .

wombatwal

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Who will you vote for in the coming Australian Federal Election.
I have already voted. Voted early going to USA on Monday for the all of September.
 
I'll probably put the greens at 1, but my vote won't matter much, since if Scullin doesn't go to Labor then nowhere will.
 
Decisions, decisions. One must ask oneself prior to voting next week "What would Rupert want me to do?".
 
Damien Evans said:
I'll probably put the greens at 1, but my vote won't matter much, since if Scullin doesn't go to Labor then nowhere will.
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Yeah, Eden-Monaro is a bit in that situation as well. Again, I'll think I'll be putting my 1 next to the Green candidate, even though I hear she's a bit of a loon. I'd be perfectly happy if Mike Kelly wins the electorate again.
 
arthwollipot said:
Yeah, Eden-Monaro is a bit in that situation as well. Again, I'll think I'll be putting my 1 next to the Green candidate, even though I hear she's a bit of a loon. I'd be perfectly happy if Mike Kelly wins the electorate again.
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No, the two aren't remotely comparable. Eden-Monaro is held by Labor 54-46. Scullin is held by Labor 72-28. Just on first preferences last election Harry Jenkins got 62% of the vote.
 
Damien Evans said:
No, the two aren't remotely comparable. Eden-Monaro is held by Labor 54-46. Scullin is held by Labor 72-28. Just on first preferences last election Harry Jenkins got 62% of the vote.
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Oh, I see what you mean. Safe seat. Yeah, you're right, mine is entirely the opposite of that.
 
Australian Greens. :)

A move to the left would be nifty and more people voting for the Greens and similar will encourage the major parties to move to the left.
 
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arthwollipot said:
Looks like Dennis the Election Koala needs to slappo another dingo. :p

You Can't Waste Your Vote!
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That does not address the issue raised. Many people are in very safe seats. The winning candidate would be known before the election. It is only in the marginal seats that the voters determine who will be the government. Exceptions

1. The more people who vote for a politician the more money they get (as per the cartoon).
2. If there is a landslide some previously "safe seats" may for one election only go to the other side.
3. If a previously unelectable candidate says certain things and gets kicked out of the party then they may get elected. Example Pauline Hanson.
 
The more people who know their vote counts, and who actually vote for the candidate they like, the more likely that "minor" parties can get a seat.
 
rjh01 said:
That does not address the issue raised. Many people are in very safe seats. The winning candidate would be known before the election. It is only in the marginal seats that the voters determine who will be the government. Exceptions

1. The more people who vote for a politician the more money they get (as per the cartoon).
2. If there is a landslide some previously "safe seats" may for one election only go to the other side.
3. If a previously unelectable candidate says certain things and gets kicked out of the party then they may get elected. Example Pauline Hanson.
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This is directly addressed in the cartoon. Upset victories in previously safe seats happen... well, not all the time but occasionally. Also, election funding is based around votes received, and there's a chance that the Partial Bastard will realise that his preferences are coming from Nice Party voters and will think about why those people are voting Nice instead of for him.

The take-home message is: Vote for minor parties. Sure, your vote will end up being preferenced to one of the Big Two, but if you make sure it goes through all the others first, you will be contributing more to the process of democracy in this country than if you just put 1 for Labor above the line.
 
arthwollipot said:
This is directly addressed in the cartoon. Upset victories in previously safe seats happen... well, not all the time but occasionally. Also, election funding is based around votes received, and there's a chance that the Partial Bastard will realise that his preferences are coming from Nice Party voters and will think about why those people are voting Nice instead of for him.

The take-home message is: Vote for minor parties. Sure, your vote will end up being preferenced to one of the Big Two, but if you make sure it goes through all the others first, you will be contributing more to the process of democracy in this country than if you just put 1 for Labor above the line.
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Just re-read the cartoon. Nothing about safe seats in there. It is about voting for minor parties and money issues. Neither of which are the issue raised in the original post. The key word in your post is occasionally. For example if the Liberals win the election then there would not be too many seats won by Labor that were previously held by the Liberals.
 
rjh01 said:
Just re-read the cartoon. Nothing about safe seats in there. It is about voting for minor parties and money issues. Neither of which are the issue raised in the original post. The key word in your post is occasionally. For example if the Liberals win the election then there would not be too many seats won by Labor that were previously held by the Liberals.
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It doesn't directly address safe seats, no. You're right on that - however: Safe seats only remain safe up to the time that they are lost. Upset victories occur. If everyone in a Liberal "safe seat" believes that their vote doesn't matter, then of course they won't overturn it. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy.
 
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