Lentern said:
There are two left wing parties listed, even though there is the other option I shouldn't be surprised and a half if the liberal vote was lower if you added family first, one nation, Paulines Unite Australia, the nationals and the Christian Democratic Party to the poll.
Nice try, but the actual reality is that this forum
does skew left. This is likely to be the case for youth around Australia in general.
Not only that, but even in the last election there was a left skew.
It's similar around the Western world - a youth movement towards the centre. Take a look at the American 2008 election - Barack Obama is supported by about 60% of young people (and about 50% of Americans in general). A BBC poll shows 70% of Australians support Barack Obama, for reference.
Australian 2007 election:
House: 52% left or centre (Greens 8%, Dems 1%, Labour 43%), 44% far right (National, Liberal, Family First), 2% independents, 2% other.
Senate: 51% left or centre, 41.5% far right, 1.5% independents, 6.5% other.
That's votes, not power.