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Ideologies of the Major Parties
How Different are the
Major Parties’ Ideologies?
Party Policy & Political PrincipleParty Policy & Political Principle
POLITICAL POLITICAL VISIONVISION
2
The Parties predominant views on Political Vision?
Liberal
Not the role of government to dictate people’s lives.
Policy should enable people as much freedom to determine their
own lives as possibleFree Market Economic policies
are favoured
A
Labor
Government has responsibility to pursue policies
that improve people’s lives.Economy needs to to regulated to prevent great inequality and
unfair outcomes
B
BUT
Differences within both parties about this fundamental issue
Each parties have FACTIONS that incorporate views of their opponents
C
Party Policy & Political PrincipleParty Policy & Political Principle
PARTY PARTY DIFFERENTIATIONDIFFERENTIATION
3
Growing Perception of Party convergence
Liberal Partyacceptance of
Eg.LaborPartyacceptance of
• free-market
• private sector
• market regulation
• state welfare
A
Party Ideological Positions (1946-1990) Party Ideological Positions (1946-1990)
Budge Klingeman
4
Left Centre Right
1946
1951
1955
1961
1966
1972
1975
1980
1984
1990
Party Ideological Position Party Ideological Position Policy Manifesto Analysis (1993-2001)Policy Manifesto Analysis (1993-2001)
Party Policy Speeches 1993-2001
5
1993
1996
1998
2001
Left Centre Right
Parties’ Parties’ ECONOMICECONOMIC Ideological Position Ideological Position Policy Manifesto Analysis (1993-2001)Policy Manifesto Analysis (1993-2001)
Party Policy Speeches 1993-2001
6
1993
1996
1998
2001
Left Centre Right
Parties’ vs Voters’ Parties’ vs Voters’ Economic Ideological PositionIdeological Position Manifesto Analysis & Survey Responses (1993-2001)Manifesto Analysis & Survey Responses (1993-2001)
Party Policy Speeches 1993-2001 Australian Election Studies 1993-2001
7
1993
1996
1998
2001
Left Centre Right
Median Labour Voter
Labor Party
Parties’ vs Voters’ Parties’ vs Voters’ Economic Ideological PositionIdeological Position Manifesto Analysis & Survey Responses (1993-2001)Manifesto Analysis & Survey Responses (1993-2001)
Party Policy Speeches 1993-2001 Australian Election Studies 1993-2001
8
1993
1996
1998
2001
Left Centre Right
Median Liberal Voter
LiberalParty
Parties’ vs Voters’ Parties’ vs Voters’ Economic Ideological PositionIdeological Position Manifesto Analysis & Survey Responses (1993-2001)Manifesto Analysis & Survey Responses (1993-2001)
Party Policy Speeches 1993-2001 Australian Election Studies 1993-2001
9
1993
1996
1998
2001
Left Centre Right
Median Voter
Liberal Party
Labor Party
10
Party Policy & Political Principle
The parties have a history of convergence and divergence
Interim Observations
Party Party DIFFERENTIATIONDIFFERENTIATION
Labor is economically right of centre, and close to the Liberals
There is no relationship between party difference and electoral success
