Victorian Election 2014 - ABC Vote Compass Quiz

[vox nihili]

I can't remember numbers, but I feel directly on Labor's dot...which is seriously concerning.

[Stick]

ALP: 66%
L/NP:57%
GRN: 55%

Interesting. I really don't know who I'm going to be voting for in this election, but I guess this gives me a bit of food for thought.

EDIT: resized image

[M_BONG]

Greens 81%
Labor 70%
LNP 49%

[anna.xo]

ALP - 65%
GRN - 63%
L/NP- 48%

Also, does anyone know how I can enrol ? And how do I know if I am enrolled ?

[slothpomba]

ALP - 65%
GRN - 63%
L/NP- 48%

Also, does anyone know how I can enrol ? And how do I know if I am enrolled ?

http://vec.vic.gov.au/Enrolment/Default.html

Hurry, you don't have a lot of time. If you didn't enroll, you are not enrolled. It's not automatic, like, it's something you have to actively do. If you don't remember doing it, you're probably not enrolled haha :p.

You can do it online now which is handy (i had to go to an office when i did it).

You have until 8PM, Tonight

If you are 17, you can also enroll to vote in the future (but you obviously cant vote in this particular election until you are 18). If you have a few minutes to spare, why not do it now  .

Here is some interesting (i'm not kidding) information on how our beautiful democracy works and why voting is important. They do actually try to include interesting factoids so its worth a read!

[Professor Polonsky]

If you are 17, you can also enroll to vote in the future (but you obviously cant vote in this particular election until you are 18). If you have a few minutes to spare, why not do it now  .

For super keen beans (I actually didn't do this), you can enrol through the AEC at 16.

[chasej]

For super keen beans (I actually didn't do this), you can enrol through the AEC at 16.

I enrolled at 16 (I was so excited to turn 16 for some reason lol) but then they told me I had to re-enrol when I turned 17 as at 16 you can enrol in federal elections, but you need to be 17 for state enrolment apparently. So it's easier just to wait until you turn 17 so you can do it at once.

This state (and country) is desperately in need of a socially progressive and economically responsible party who can introduce quality policy but aren't absolute twats.

You can say that again. I'm a LNP member because I can't justify economic suicide but laws relating to several moral issues are too overarching and should be liberalised, there are issues which are too liberalised though but that's for another debate.

[Professor Polonsky]

I enrolled at 16 (I was so excited to turn 16 for some reason lol) but then they told me I had to re-enrol when I turned 17 as at 16 you can enrol in federal elections, but you need to be 17 for state enrolment apparently. So it's easier just to wait until you turn 17 so you can do it at once.

Really? AEC and VEC share enrolment details, so you usually only have to enrol at one. It can't be that hard for VEC to just sit on the Federal enrolment data for a year, if they want to keep it 17 that much. >_>

Also, lel because the ALP has a far better economic record when in gov't than the Libs.

[chasej]

Really? AEC and VEC share enrolment details, so you usually only have to enrol at one. It can't be that hard for VEC to just sit on the Federal enrolment data for a year, if they want to keep it 17 that much. >_>

Also, lel because the ALP has a far better economic record when in gov't than the Libs.

Yeh the enrolment thing was my own experience - not sure if it's still like that.

About the latter, maybe so, I'm not interested in debating right now after my exams.

[Professor Polonsky]

Yeh the enrolment thing was my own experience - not sure if it's still like that.

Might well be - I just think it's rather silly of VEC.

Someone, try this out for us!

[AmericanBeauty]

fuck

had an exam and was gonna sign up but only just got home

[chasej]

fuck

had an exam and was gonna sign up but only just got home

you might as well enrol now anyway so you don't have to worry about it in the future.

edit:

actually it appears you may be able to vote:

If you have missed the deadline to be included on the State election roll, you should attend an early voting centre or election day voting centre to enrol and vote on the spot. To do so, you should bring a proof of identity. Acceptable proofs of identity include:

• a driver licence or learner permit
  an electricity bill in your name for your current home address.
• a council rates notice in your name or
• an electricity bill in your name for your current home address

It may take longer to enrol and vote at a voting centre, so please allow extra time.

https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Elections/2014VictorianStateelection.html#enrol

[slothpomba]

Thanks for that info guys and especially the digging on Chase's behalf, excellent work guys!!

Without further adieu, i guess it is only fair i post my results.





Honestly, i was shocked how there was not much division between The Greens and the ALP for me. I'm a member of one of those parties and i thought there would have been more division. The numbers were a little surprising too.

I guess it must be kept in mind this quiz is based on state politics and state finances. It's often a different beast both in party dynamics and what the government does compared to federal politics. I guess this causes a lot of the discrepancies many of us are witnessing.

I don't think Napthine has done a terrible job, he carries a lot of baggage from Baileu (before he resigned and napthine got his job). They have managed the state decently i believe, in an administrative capacity, they've done fairly well. Some of their policies i'm not a fan of such as the creation of mandatory minimum sentences (taking power out of the hands of judges to decide, often for politically motivated reasons) and some of their other measures.

Regarding state politics, i feel less of a gulf between the party i belong to and the other close party to us on the ideological spectrum. For me, it's more of a reactionary thing in state politics, this party didn't do x or y rather than finding a particular party lacking in a grand vision. I am disappointed some things are flat out ignored though like gambling reform (a big issue for me).

The two major parties have accepted some of the promises of the others. Both parties for instance will cut public transport fares if they are elected. I believe there are a few other similar measures that they both agree on as well.

[alondouek]

You can say that again. I'm a LNP member because I can't justify economic suicide but laws relating to several moral issues are too overarching and should be liberalised, there are issues which are too liberalised though but that's for another debate.

Exactly. However I can't right now think of any existing or proposed social policy that is too liberal, what did you have in mind?

[slothpomba]

I (poorly) overlaid the three images we have so far:



Here are some more stats i managed to retrieve out of it:



Anna.xo is almost our perfect median person (3% off). The current person with the highest divergence is American Beauty (51%).



Assuming highest % represents a vote, that is how first preference votes would look.