How to Vote in the 2013 Australian Federal Election
Updated: 23:53, Sept 5 2013.
What follows is my guide to voting in the 2013 Australian Federal Election. It is informed by the following guiding principals, to ensure:
- The Liberal party does not hold power in both Houses
- Minor hate parties are elected into no seats
- My general policy proclivities
The general ordering has been determined by actual policy checking (where possible), inferred (by examining preferences) and several gut calls, so YMMV.
While this guide is for Kingsford Smith in the lower house and NSW in the upper house, the list for the Senate should be useful in general for electorates elsewhere. Colour bands (I know, I know, don’t rely on colour) are a general guide to: okay, okay single-policy, no policies, good and bad, bad single-policy, bad, and hate.
House of Representatives — Kingsford Smith
- MACDONALD, James - The Greens
- THISTLETHWAITE, Matt - Labor
- LUCAS, Geordie - Future Party
- HAPP, Diane Olga - Palmer United Party
- FENELEY, Michael - Liberal
- SHIHA, Jacquie - Christian Democratic party (Fred Nile Hate Group)
- SOMERFIELD, Danielle - Rise Up Australia Party
Senate — NSW
- The Greens
- Labor
- Socialist Alliance
- Socialist Equality Party
- Secular Party of Australia
- Sex Party
- Future Party
- Australian Democrats
- Pirate Party
- The Australian Republicans
- Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) Party
- Stop CSG
- Bullet Train For Australia
- Drug Law Reform
- Voluntary Euthanasia Party
- Animal Justice Party
- Carers Alliance
- The Wikileaks Party
- Whalan (Independent group)
- Wang (Independent group)
- Senator Online
- Palmer United Party
- Smokers Rights
- Australian Fishing and Lifestyle Party
- Building Australia Party
- Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party
- Shooters and Fishers
- Non-Custodial Parents Party
- Katter's Australian Party
- Australia Voice Party
- Democratic Labour Party
- The Nationals
- Liberal
- United Australia Party
- Australian Protectionist Party
- One Nation
- Family First Party
- Liberal Democrats
- Stop The Greens Party
- No Carbon Tax Climate Sceptics
- Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Hate Group)
- Rise Up Australia Party
- Australia First Party
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