How does 53% constitute a "landslide" victory?

[Ironbar]

I mean, I'm glad the conservatives won, but seriously, 53% is just over half. Wouldn't >60% be more of a landslide?

Conservative Landslide in Australian Elections

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[Brutus57]

Probably more than 2 parties involved. Remember when Ross Perot ran for president? He got a few percentage points of the vote.

Brutus out

 

[BoonDocks36]

And by reasoning, 62% would be more of a landslide, Y/N????? later in the article, it spoke of a "fledgling economy" hey the Country has had an economy, since the first British Prisoners were sent there, so why fledgling?

I think we are looking at the Australian Language here, "Mate" AKA, friend, associate, etc. so if they Won, they can call it a Landslide, if they so choose...

And hey, if dirt slides down, its a Landslide, there is no qualifier in that action.... Ton's of dirt would be more than Pounds of dirt, but its still a landslide either way...

philip,
Chewing on the Mountain Man Coffee he finished drinking, the BoonDocks is chilly this day, not Freezing Cold Mind you, but a long sleeve shirt sort of Day...

 

[Morpheus]

The Australian system is a parliamentary democracy. It is a bit different than ours, so any party getting 53% of the vote is fairly significant to them.

They tend to have more than one party, and even the large parties are more splintered than our two main parties.

Of course, if you read into it, one could get even confused if you only know US politics:

"a coalition led by Australia's Liberal Party defeated Labor by a 53% to 47% margin"

Wait, the Liberal's one, but that the title says conservatives one? So confused.

 

[OLDNEWBIE]

Voting is compulsory for every Australian citizen aged 18 years or older. If you do not vote and do not have a valid and sufficient reason for failing to vote, a penalty is imposed. That puts a bit of a spin on things too. I think the penalty is $20 or so but I'll bet it gets a lot more people involved.

 

[Solomon]

Wait, the Liberal's one, but that the title says conservatives one? So confused.

The Liberal party isn't as liberal as the Labor party. Confusing, right?

 

[Morpheus]

The Liberal party isn't as liberal as the Labor party. Confusing, right?

And first person accounts report both are more conservative than our Democrats party.

 

[Morpheus]

Voting is compulsory for every Australian citizen aged 18 years or older. If you do not vote and do not have a valid and sufficient reason for failing to vote, a penalty is imposed. That puts a bit of a spin on things too. I think the penalty is $20 or so but I'll bet it gets a lot more people involved.

I've always thought we should have this in the US, might remove many of the voter ID laws issues.

 

[rick benjamin]

Conservative party
Labour
Socialist
Greens
Palmer United
"others"

 

[Kevinkris]

the US is the only 2 party nation. if im not mistaken Australians have 5 major parties.

 

[cookie]

53% is the same number that reelected Obamber. HMMMMM?