How has your family voted?

[Mordecai]

My father doesn't vote and doesn't seem to think too highly of either of the major parties, and probably views the Greens as being naive. I hadn't thought about this until now, but it's probably because he grew up in a country where there was only one political party and they controlled everything. He's pretty cynical.

My mother has voted Labor and Liberal (I honestly have no idea why, because she's a nurse and a union member). She voted for the Greens in this year's Western Australian Senate election because she was disillusioned with both the major parties but liked the Greens Senator Scott Ludlam.

My step-mother probably votes Labor, because she's a nurse and a union member. Last night she was criticizing the state Minister for Health for incompetence, saying that he should be sacked.

As for me, I first voted for Labor last year in the elections and then voted Labor again in this year's elections. I'm hoping to persuade my sister, who is coming of age, to vote either Labor or Greens. I'm getting quite a bit of help though from maniacs like Troy Buswell and Tony Abbott.

[Mordecai]

My dad- 2012 Romney.
2008-Obama
2004&2000 Bush
1996-Clinton
1992-Clinton
1988-Bush
1984 Reagan
1980 Reagan.
My mom 1988-2004 Didnt vote.
2008-Brian Moore.
2012-Gary Johnson.
 

She voted for a socialist and then a libertarian??

[Mordecai]

My dad- 2012 Romney.
2008-Obama
2004&2000 Bush
1996-Clinton
1992-Clinton
1988-Bush
1984 Reagan
1980 Reagan.
My mom 1988-2004 Didnt vote.
2008-Brian Moore.
2012-Gary Johnson.
 

She voted for a socialist and then a libertarian??

She votes for who I ask her to.

You were a socialist at 11 years old? Not saying that's wrong but I didn't know anything about politics when I was 11.

Father:
1976: Ford
1980: ? (I think Carter, but I'm not sure)
1984: ? (I think Mondale, but I'm not sure)
1988: Dukakis
1992: Clinton
1996: Clinton
2000: Gore
2004: Nader (Though his official endorsement was "anyone but Bush")
2008: Ron Paul
2012: Obama

Mother:
1980: ?
1984: Mondale (Simply because she loves women in politics and was a huge fan of Geraldine Ferarro)
1988: Probably Dukakis
1992: Clinton (Bush came to my hometown on a campaign stop that year and she showed up with a huge Clinton/Gore button)
1996: Clinton
2000: Gore
2004: Kerry
2008: ? (I'm pretty sure Obama)
2012: ? (My dad and I successfully convinced her not to vote for Romney, but we have no idea who she ended up voting for. My guess would be Jill Stein based on her women in politics streak)

Why did your father vote Nader (instead of Kerry) in 2004 and Paul in 2008?