The Political Parties Of Australia: Parties Australian Greens Australian Labor Party Family First Party Pauline Hanson's One Nation Derryn Hinch's Justice Party Jacpui Lambie Network katter's Australian Party Liberal Democratic Party Nick Xenophon Team The Grouped Party Country Liberal Party (NT) Liberal National Party (QLD) Liberal Party Of Australia Malcolm Turnbull National Party Of Australia What are parties? Parties are a group of people who want to lead their country to make it a better place. Some parties group up together to get more seats but they will only group up if they have similar ideas. What do seats mean when you vote? Seats usually refer to MPs. When an MP is elected he or she is said to have won a seat in the House of representatives. If a political party wins more than half the seats in the House of Representatives it forms a government. What does MP mean? A Member of Parliament that is the representative of the voters in their area. Each party has their own idea to make their country better place like the Greens want to focus on the environment to make it better. This is how you know who to vote for so if you want the environment to be better the Greens would be perfect for you. |