A NZ political quiz
October 29th, 2008 at 8:25 am by David FarrarPundit have put together a US-style political quiz for NZ. Rate what issues are important to you and then answer some questions, and it tells you what party you are closest to.
- 78% similar to ACT
- 75% to National
- 65% to United Future
- 55% to NZ First
- 45% to Progressive
- 44% to Labour
- 38% to Greens
It’s a nice wee quiz – well done to Pundit.
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October 29th, 2008 at 8:36 am
Well that’s a steaming pile of crap – it says I’m a United Future supporter. I feel unclean.
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 8:38 am
Haha, at least i know i’m a labout supporter (although my position on lower company taxes and more free trade was a bit more extreme than the party, i.e. i’m for them)
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 8:46 am
That was a surprise. I scored :
68% ACT
68% NZF
65% National
are they really that similar? shit. What the hell was Peters doing propping up a labour Government. Talk about selling out for the baubles of office. Tosser.
If scores are that close, then it must prove we are voting for personalities rather than policies. Which I guess we always knew anyway.
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 8:46 am
bearhunter, I feel your pain. I would feel unclean too.
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 9:12 am
National 78%
Act 70%
United Future 68%
NZ First 65%
Labour 60%
Progressive Party 59%
Green 45%
No real surprises there for me.
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 9:22 am
70% ACT!
Vote:69% National
64% NZ First? eww
49% Labour – that make me half a fag?
October 29th, 2008 at 9:25 am
Dime
I have always thought you were a closet pinko
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 9:35 am
I’ve tried it four times and got four different answers – always National first, Act 1st = or second but to my horror NZ First has been third a couple of times. But I take comfort in the thought disagree so strongly with the areas in which we idffer it more than cancels out anything we have in common
A small change in the rankings at the start has quite a significant impact on the results.
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 9:44 am
haha
bruv – right wing economically.. not so much socially..
why cant gay people marry? let them go through the same hell as everyone else
plus im a lifelong Metal fan.. that doesnt go hand in hand with being conservative.
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 9:48 am
69% National
64% Act
Which is completely in line with my thinking.
Would much rather do away with electorate seats
have 1 vote for Major Party
have 1 vote for Minor Party
The I could vote for Rodney, my electorate vote
is wasted in Mana
As for Winston, he is a political bi-sexual, he will swing either way
Vote:depending on who will give him the best buck for his bang
Which is why he sits at the moment with Labour
even though his policies are more to the right
October 29th, 2008 at 9:54 am
Morning all,
I’m one of the crew behind Pundit. Thanks for coming and trying the quiz. It’s fascinating to see people stagger back in horror when they get beyond the hype, hairstyles and scandals and realise they have more in common with some politicians than they thought! We reckon it’s worthwhile shaking up some assumptions and focusing people on policies rather than politics. Good for the minor parties especially, as they struggle to get their policy platforms heard.
Vote:But as some of you have found, your choice of issues and the weight you give them can lead to different results. That’s just because the more weight you give to an issue, the more questions you get on that topic. So you will get different questions, which will lead to different results.
Anyway, keep enjoying. And to paraphrase, come for the quiz, stay for the commentary…
October 29th, 2008 at 9:55 am
1)ACT 73%
…
7)Labour 39%
I won’t tell you who was second because it scares me…
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 9:57 am
Labrator – NZF eh ?
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 10:06 am
I got NZF – but I can happily dismiss that, because I got in the 60% range for all parties – that’s just too weird to be accurate.
And no, I would never vote NZF…
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 10:07 am
How are NZ Firsts policies more to the right? Are you calling the right racist, corrupt, protectionist, elitist, frauds? (Rhetorical question for all you lefty sycophants who just creamed your jeans).
Would be nice if it included a measure of the credibility of each party. It lists their policy announcements as confirmation of their position and we all know that that’s a bunch of arse. For example “Labour are committed to unrestricted free trade and firming up relationship with the US blah blah blah”. They’re only interested in these things if certain other conditions are met. It’s those other conditions that one may take issue with. We also know that the heleban feels like they have a vast moral superiority to americans.
Sorry Sir Roger, I only got 89% similarity to ACT. I’ll make up for it by giving you 100% of my vote.
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 10:19 am
Yeah conventry, scary… Was really interesting going through the results though and seeing who I disagreed with.
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 10:24 am
OMG David – You are ONE THIRD Green!!
Must be the apple in you.
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 10:28 am
Act 90%
National 78%
United Future 58%
Labour 20%
Progressive Party 9%
NZ First 5%
Green 4%
Now that’s what I call OK!
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 10:33 am
So, on the basis of the quiz results, what is stopping you giving your party vote to Act then, DPF (and others)?
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 10:35 am
75% Nats
Vote:70% Act
70% NZ first (although I can only attribute that to this is my similarity to what they say they will do, as opposed to what they have actually done!)
October 29th, 2008 at 10:36 am
MajorBloodnok – it’s not, ACT is getting my party vote and the National my candidate vote. So I can tick off the top 2 of mine.
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 10:48 am
I know I am the odd one out but:
Green Party 71%
New Zealand First 68%
Progressives 66%
Labour 59%
United Future 56%
National 41%
Act 29%
But my Party Vote is going Green, Electorate National. However I am Helensville.
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 10:53 am
Brad H – any chance of changing those votes around ? Green Electorate & National Party – would be much better for NZ in the long run.
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 10:56 am
Sometimes it’s the 1% that you disagree about that’s really important
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 10:58 am
I reckon it was spot on for me.
It really helps to get beyond the partisan BS and down to the issues.
Nuance is lost a bit in the actual test, but is rescued with the links at the end.
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 10:58 am
I don’t decide my vote on the basis of what a website tells me to do.
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 10:59 am
Well the more interesting thing is the deeper analysis… I am one of those people who either complete agrees with something or completely opposes and that is evidenced through this:
Crime and Punishment 0%
Economy and Taxes 100%
Education 50%
Employment 100%
Environment and Energy 88%
Family and Morals 38%
Foreign Policy and Trade 100%
Government and Leadership 88%
Health Care 75%
Race Relations and Immigration 88%
Welfare and Superannuation 75%
With the exception of education there is very little middle ground.
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 11:00 am
So, on the basis of the quiz results, what is stopping you giving your party vote to Act then, DPF (and others)?
Vote:I’ve already cast an advance vote and even though i polled very similarly to DPF i gave my party vote to the one party that can ensure that Labour don’t get back in. I want a change of government first, i’ll deal with the finer points in three years time.
October 29th, 2008 at 11:01 am
Despite the Greens’ list of things they’d ban and their support for EFA and their support for a government that condones Winston Peters, you’re still going to vote for them, BradH?
And despite their having no plan for economic recovery?
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 11:04 am
1. ACT 73%
2. National 65%
3. UF 58%
4. NZ First 57%
5. Labour 55%
6. Progressive 51%
7. Green 31%
However I am disappointed that the poll doesn’t include questions on abortion, euthansia, drug abuse, so called “hate speech”, pornography, gratuitious violence on TV/movies/DVD, family issues (the Families Commission has Marxists in it, so they are a waste morally and financially). It is nice that at the time of writing this comment my lowest score is for the resident Communists
I think it needs more development.
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 11:10 am
Despite the Greens’ list of things they’d ban and their support for EFA and their support for a government that condones Winston Peters, you’re still going to vote for them, BradH?
And despite their having no plan for economic recovery?
Winston Peters – Correct me if I am wrong but the Greens voted for the censure? And have stated that they do not support him?
Ban List – I would support some of the items on the list, maybe a third max. Hence my comment about being split look at my moral results in comparison to them for instance.
EFA – While far from perfect it is the first step towards transparency in the election process.
Economic Recovery – That issue is bigger then just NZ and yes we can take some steps towards it but to be honest the United States got us into this mess and they need to get us out of it….
And I know again I have just disagreed with the majority of people on this blog.
Oh, and I should of added that the quiz needs more questions. Normally just one or two questions determine your view on something. The political compass on the other hand is much more indepth.
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 11:20 am
1. ACT 76%
2. National 69%
3. NZ First 60%
4. UF 59%
5. Progressive 50%
6. Labour 46%
7. Green 40%
Winston First at #3. OMG.
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
1 NZ First, 70%
2 National 68%
3 Act 65%
4 United Future 63%
5 Progressive 59%
6 Labour 55%
7 Greens 46%
I got Winston at first, basically because there was no question as to how I felt about two faced lying cheating peacock scumbags I suspect!
Hasn’t changed my vote at all!
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
United Future & Act on 75%, then NZF on 65% – Peter Dunne here I come (not)
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
What is interesting is if you complete the test as someone who believes the exact opposite of what you actually believe – and strongly so.
Welcome to 76% Green.
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
BradH wrote:
Winston Peters – Correct me if I am wrong but the Greens voted for the censure? Yes, they did.
EFA – While far from perfect it is the first step towards transparency in the election process. That’s debatable. There are too many loopholes (particularly concerning donations). It is too draconian (especially when it is meant to be aiming to improve the democratic process), too long, too inclusive, and too heavily favours incumbents.
Economic Recovery – That issue is bigger then just NZ and yes we can take some steps towards it but to be honest the United States got us into this mess and they need to get us out of it…. The US did not cause us to be facing 10 years of deficits. The US are not responsible for setting NZ govt budgets or taxation levels. The Greens do not know how to generate wealth — only how to interfere in the affairs of those who do, and thus reducing their ability to do so.
the quiz needs more questions. Agreed.
And I salute your willingness to post your views here, even though you realise that most readers disagree with you. Good on you.
One question for you — please excuse my ignorance here: since The Greens regard energy consumption and technological innovation (and even mankind) as a blot on the planet, then surely to be consistent with such philosophy a Green supporter should live like an Amish? (No internet, no cellphone, no car…)
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
Act 78%
National 71%
United Future 69%
Labour 56%
NZ First 50%
Green 50%
Progressive Party 45%
No surprises.
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
“I don’t decide my vote on the basis of what a website tells me to do”
[lprent, banned for a month]
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
“since The Greens regard energy consumption and technological innovation (and even mankind) as a blot on the planet,”
I’m not BradH, but my 2c: You *actually* believe that? IMHO that’s like saying ‘since ACT regard the poor and unemployed as no better than parasites who will do anything to get a handout from taxpayers to pay for their hoards of illegitimate children, why don’t they advocate government enforced sterilisation?’
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Don’t know which party you vote for?
Let some online political boffin tell you!
O.M.F.G…
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Well it’s a good *start* for the undecided voter Ratbiter, though unlikely there are many on Kiwiblog. Everyone loves a quiz though!
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
“since The Greens regard energy consumption and technological innovation (and even mankind) as a blot on the planet,”
I’m not BradH, but my 2c: You *actually* believe that? IMHO that’s like saying ’since ACT regard the poor and unemployed as no better than parasites who will do anything to get a handout from taxpayers to pay for their hoards of illegitimate children, why don’t they advocate government enforced sterilisation?’
Hehe.
I am actually a Computer Science Honours student and probably use more then my fair share of Carbon and Energy Consumption. Having said that when do you ever get a political party that you agree with 100%. Heck even John Key and Maurice Williamson can’t decide if they support tolls or not.
My point was, and I’m assuming the point of the quiz is to show which party you are most in agreement with or similar to. That does not mean you are a green party communist close as some people would suggest that you are. (not to mention the Green party probably doesn’t support cloning).
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Yes…the number of times i’ve seen Farrar revealing his like of ACT-type policies (really low tax, private healthcare, privatised super, really socially liberal stuff), only to go and support National…a little odd.
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
Yeah and in a similar vein maybe I’ll ask the guys at “Hitting-Metal-With-A-Hammer” who I should vote for too. They seem pretty reasonable. (Joke)
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Ratbiter, it’s all a bit of fun, so instead of posturing, how about posting your results?
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
I was starting to feel queasy when my highest score was 73% NZ First, so thank you from the bottom of my heart slightlyrighty for pointing out:
I’m assuming that the questionnaire uses the espoused policy positions of the parties, as opposed to their actual performance, to calculate compatibility. Indeed if NZF had stuck to its Fundamental Principles I’d still be there (and a lot of others wouldn’t).
One other small criticism of the quiz… giving a high rating to “crime and punishment” doesn’t necessarily indicate I’d be welcome at a Sensible Sentencing Trust meeting – quite the opposite. So how does it differentiate between someone who see this as a priority because they’d like to build a big wall and a few guard towers round the South Island to accommodate the vast number of people they’d like to lock up versus someone who sees it as a priority for quite different reasons? Yes, there are questions on the topic in Part 2 but, as others have commented above, they don’t seem sufficient in number to be able to gain a clear picture.
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Welcome to the ACT Party lads and ladies. I’ll take those Party votes please
I’m voting this weekend, I think of it as a small nail in the witches coffin.
Vote:October 29th, 2008 at 11:14 pm
I got 80% ACT…. no surprise there and I have already given them my vote last week
Vote:69% National
60% NZ First….. Ouch!
53% United Future
48% Progressive
41% Labour
30% Greens