Aussie Politics Test

[Robespierre's Jaw]

Here's my result after taking the test:

Greens 70.5%
Australian Democrats 86.7%
Australian Labor Party 71.7%
Family First 50.6%
Liberal Party 43%
Nationals 41.3%
One Nation 39.6%


Political Outlook:

Your broad political orientation score is -24.1%, which equates to a ‘Centre Left’ position

Economic Policy:

Your economic policy score score is 8.6%. This equates to a ‘Centre’ position

Social Policy:

Your social policy score is -23.2%. This equates to a ‘Centre Left’ position

Traditional Values:

Your traditional values score is -64.1%. This equates to a ‘Left’ position


Your economic policy score reports the extent to which you think the state should be regulating the economic aspects of our lives. A negative score means you believe the state should, on more issues than not, intervene in the economic lives of its citizens. A positive score means you believe the state should be less interventionist.

Your social policy score reports the extent to which you think the state should be providing services for its citizens and protecting its citizens from making decisions that could be harmful (in social policy areas other than those covered by the traditional values score). A negative score means you believe the state should, on more issues than not, intervene in the social lives of its citizens as a force for good. A positive score means you believe we are responsible enough to provide for ourselves and run our own lives free from excessive government intervention.

Your traditional values score reports the extent to which you think the state should act to maintain conservative moral standards (for example in respect of abortion, divorce and drug use). A negative score means you believe the state should not overly intervene in the moral lives of its citizens. A positive score indicates you believe the state should intervene on more of these issues than not. A strongly positive score is consistent with the position adopted by the ‘Christian Right’ in Australia.

[Verily]

Democrats - 77.8%
Labor - 71.8%
Green - 66.2%
Liberal - 60.1%
National - 48.7%
Family First - 46.4%
One Nation - 26.2%

Overall Political Orientation: -18.3%
Economic: +18.4%
Social: +5.3%
Traditional Values: -87.6%

A surprisingly high score for Labor; perhaps my opinions of such parties are too tainted by the British Labour Party. Given the recent collapse of the Democrats, I've been sort of half-heartedly rooting for the Greens; maybe I should be more enthusiastic about Labor.