Bryce Edwards: Political analyst and Democracy Project Director on figuring out who to vote for

As the election draws closer, many people are struggling to decide who to vote for. 

There’s a concern that politics have become too divided, and people are becoming disillusioned with the parties they’ve supported in the past.  

At the same time, there are concerns about the more extreme views of minor parties, and the impact they have when forming coalitions. 

Political analyst and Director of Victoria University’s Democracy Project Bryce Edwards told Kerre Woodham there’s no scientific answer that will tell you who to vote for, but there are a few questions you can ask yourself to help decide. 

The first is to ask what the three most important issues are in your opinion, and compare each party’s policies for the issues. 

But Edwards says you need to really separate their promises from their records and think about what they’ve done in the past. 

“Are those promises that they’re putting forward this year credible ... will they be able to achieve this?” 

Other things to look at, he says, are personality —do they have things like integrity, honesty, or competence— and coalitions that would potentially be formed by the different parties. 

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