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Ideologies of the Major Parties

Ideologies of the Major Parties. How Different are the Major Parties’ Ideologies?. Labor. Liberal. Government has responsibility to pursue policies that improve people’s lives. Economy needs to to regulated to prevent great inequality and unfair outcomes. Not the role of government

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Ideologies of the Major Parties

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  1. Ideologies of the Major Parties How Different are the Major Parties’ Ideologies?

  2. Labor Liberal Government has responsibility to pursue policies that improve people’s lives. Economy needs to to regulated to prevent great inequality and unfair outcomes Not the role of government to dictate people’s lives. Policy should enable people as much freedom to determine their own lives as possible Free Market Economic policies are favoured BUT Differences within both parties about this fundamental issue Each parties have FACTIONS that incorporate views of their opponents A B C POLITICAL VISION The Parties predominant views on Political Vision? Party Policy & Political Principle 2

  3. Growing Perception of Party convergence Eg. Liberal Party acceptance of LaborParty acceptance of • free-market • private sector • market regulation • state welfare A PARTY DIFFERENTIATION Party Policy & Political Principle 3

  4. 4 Party Ideological Positions (1946-1990) 1946 1951 1955 1961 1966 1972 1975 1980 1984 1990 Left Right Centre Budge Klingeman

  5. 5 Party Ideological Position Policy Manifesto Analysis (1993-2001) 1993 1996 1998 2001 Left Right Centre Party Policy Speeches 1993-2001

  6. 6 Parties’ ECONOMICIdeological Position Policy Manifesto Analysis (1993-2001) 1993 1996 1998 2001 Left Right Centre Party Policy Speeches 1993-2001

  7. 7 Parties’ vs Voters’ EconomicIdeological PositionManifesto Analysis & Survey Responses (1993-2001) 1993 1996 Labor Party 1998 Median Labour Voter 2001 Left Right Centre Party Policy Speeches 1993-2001 Australian Election Studies 1993-2001

  8. 8 Parties’ vs Voters’ EconomicIdeological PositionManifesto Analysis & Survey Responses (1993-2001) 1993 1996 Liberal Party 1998 Median Liberal Voter 2001 Left Right Centre Party Policy Speeches 1993-2001 Australian Election Studies 1993-2001

  9. 9 Parties’ vs Voters’ EconomicIdeological PositionManifesto Analysis & Survey Responses (1993-2001) 1993 Liberal Party Labor Party 1996 1998 Median Voter 2001 Left Right Centre Party Policy Speeches 1993-2001 Australian Election Studies 1993-2001

  10. Party DIFFERENTIATION Interim Observations The parties have a history of convergence and divergence Labor is economically right of centre, and close to the Liberals There is no relationship between party difference and electoral success Party Policy & Political Principle 10

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