Australia with Canadian parties

[Talleyrand]

Wow... this is an interesting one.

My guess is the NDP would be strongest in Tasmania (and the dominant party in the ACT), but the Liberals would be the most powerful party in NSW, South Australia, and Victoria, with the exception of the Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia, which the Conservative Party would do well in.

What politicians do you think would fit in each party? I'd probably put John Howard and Tony Abbott with the Conservatives, Rudd, Keating, Fraser, and Hawke with the Liberals, and Gillard and Whitlam with the NDP.

Also, Senator Bob Brown would be an Elizabeth May-type figure, before finally winning the seat of Denison.

[Talleyrand]

Does the PC party exist in this scenario?

[Talleyrand]

The conditions required for the original renaming and ideological Balkanization don't exist here, so the "historical" (Sir John A.'s IRL) CPC keeps its name. No PC Party.

Ah, okay. Thanks for the clarification.

[Talleyrand]

Some things we should establish:

1) Voting system: STV or FPTP?

2) Is there a Coalition or some sorts, in either voting system? Say, Lib/NDP v. Con?

3) If not, is there a merger? Like say an LDP or "National" (merged Lib/Con) party?

1. FPTP

2. When together they have numbers to form a majority, there would likely be some sort of agreement between the NDP and Liberals.