Talk:List of political parties in Australia

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Shouldn't this take into account state representation as well?

Family First already had representatives in SA, and the Shooters Party have a representative in NSW, for instance. There's also other represented parties that aren't even listed here. Ambi 03:26, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)

You are welcome to add a paragraph on state parties. Gangulf 20:32, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)

I note that parties like the Democrats and the Greens have been moved from the minor parties section into the significant parties. In the electoral division pages I have been editing (eg. Division of Brand), I have been noting the best result from a minor party, which I have defined as any party other than the ALP, the Liberals or the Nationals (or their predesessers) or any other party that has held government in its own right. Thus, for Brand I have noted that the best performance by a minor party was by One Nation in 1998 while for others it has been the Democrats. As the casual reader would now be somewhat confused when seeing these references and then seeing this pages definition of minor parties, can someone suggest a suitable term for me to refer to the non-major parties? --Roisterer 04:18, 31 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Since One Nation is now without any represenation in Federal Parliament, I've removed it from the list of significant parties. --203.17.44.84 10:04, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Maybe they should be divided into Major Parties, Minor Parliamentary Parties, and Other Minor Parties, with Minor Parliamentary Parties including parties in state Parliaments such as the Shooters Party and the CDP. I've also moved AAFI from Defunct Parties to Minor Parties129.78.64.105 04:36, 17 August 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] Democrats

Ambi, I was bringing the description of the Democrats into line with what their main article says. --RaiderAspect 06:12, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

  • sigh* Electoral oblivion was to be expected for the Aus. Democrats - do they have enough representation at a state level to maintain their status as a second-tier party (along with Family First, Greens), or do we move them largely to the annals of historically significant parties (along with One Nation)? Blackjack4124 (talk) 07:31, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
I'd probably keep them there for now, as they'll have four senators until the new Senate is sworn in mid-next year. At that point, I'd say we'd have to move them to the "currently registered with the AEC" section, as unlike the others, they'd have no federal MPs. Rebecca (talk) 11:35, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Family First

It's a party appealing to families, as it says in their own party policy - viewable on their own website [1]. To narrow their appeal to simply 'socially conservative Christians' is an huge error. They target both Christians and non-Christians who are supportive of their policies. For example:

Family First has been campaigning on family issues that many Christians and non- Christians are in agreement with..." [2]

"Many Christians and many non-Christians". Meaning that they do not specfically target either group, but social conservatives who agree with their policies, regardless of religious affiliation. They barely even mention Christianity in their policy or on their website - a google search of the site brings up a mere twelve results for the word 'Christian'. michael talk 09:14, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

They had candidates releasing pamphlets in 2004 arguing that mosques and synagogues should be burned. They're based out of the Assemblies of God, and half their candidates are active in the Assemblies of God hierarchy. Basically all of their policy comes from Assemblies of God doctrine. I really don't think this is that surprising a claim to make. Ambi 09:26, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
I'm sorry - but what point are you trying to make? While your complete opposition to the party is evident - you have not given a valid reason why they should be considered a wholly Christian conservative party instead of a socially conservative one. You have simply slandered them based on the behaviour of a minority of members. michael talk 09:35, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
(And your complete support for the party is entirely evident). I'm just pointing out that it's rather silly to take a party that's entirely based around the Christian churches and claim that they have nothing to do with religion. Perhaps we could note that they're based around the Assemblies of God, but aiming for broader conservative appeal (or something similar)? Ambi 09:37, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
The earlier 'Christian-influenced Conservatism' in the article seems to hit the nail on the head. I've changed it to "and the Family First Party, a Christian-influenced party appealing to social conservatives". michael talk 09:41, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
Fine by me. Ambi 09:44, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
Thankyou! michael talk 09:46, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The

I'd like to drop the word the from all political party names. -- Newhoggy | Talk 23:49, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Party system

I changed the modifier of 'mild two party system' to 'strong two party system'. Australia has a stronger system than almost any other country. Party discipline is absolute (headlines when someone walks for 1 vote). This is stronger than in the USA or UK.

Yes, but there are really THREE major parties. Labour, Liberal and Nationals. That's why it is mild. Because while you would call it a two party system, because of the coalition technically speaking it is not at all.121.210.30.41 07:20, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] National Socialist Party of Australia

The formal National Socialist Party of Austrlaia (NSPA) should have it's own article because it was a political party back in the 70's and it has more to do than Jim. --DePeRe 10:11, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Massive crack down needed

Fellow comrades. We realy need a crack down on political parties that are not real or are not registered. --DePeRe 04:36, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Most of them have wikipedia entries. If they've got a wikipedia entry, they should be listed here. Maybe some of these parties should be deleted though. Andjam 05:07, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Table contribution by anon

[edit] Comparison of Current political parties' policies

(Currently using data on nuclear stances... add more policy on other stuff please)

Name of party Opposes uranium exports to states possessing nuclear weapons Oppose nuclear irradiation of food Oppose uranium mining at Jabiluka Opposes the US Missile Defence Program, including ensuring Australian facilities are not used in this program Oppose nuclear power in Australia Support bla
Labor Party No No Yes Yes ? ?
Liberal Party No No No No No ?
The Greens Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ?
Generic party insert here ? ? ? ? ? ?

Now for anyone familiar with wikipedia, this table has obvious issues. Per edit summary comments, I have moved it to this page for further discussion and/or development. Timeshift 09:25, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

I certainly think it has no place on this page, and I'm really not sure about its usefulness. All of this information could be covered either in the parties' pages or on a page about nuclear energy (for example) in Australia. Frickeg 22:05, 10 November 2007 (UTC)