How it works

There are 30 statements. Each one is about an issue raised in this election. We wrote them to be balanced, and where a policy has a cost or trade-off, the statement says so.

The wording of every statement was reviewed independently to check it is neutral.

We research every party registered with the Victorian Electoral Commission that has a sitting member of Parliament or a published policy platform, using the same rules for each.

A party is a main party if it holds at least one seat in the Legislative Assembly, or if it is at 5% or more statewide in a published Victorian poll. Main parties are shown first in your results and on the map. Every other registered party we researched is under “All parties” in your results, drawn as an open circle on the map. Some of them have published fewer positions, so check how many statements each match is based on.

• Greens: holds Legislative Assembly seats
• Labor: holds Legislative Assembly seats
• Liberal: holds Legislative Assembly seats
• Nationals: holds Legislative Assembly seats
• One Nation: 22% statewide (Roy Morgan, 26–29 October 2026)

Sources: Parliament of Victoria, current Legislative Assembly members; Roy Morgan SMS poll, 26–29 October 2026, 3,610 Victorian electors. Checked 7 November 2026. We will check again after nominations close.

Party logos come from the VEC’s register of political parties, the black-and-white versions printed on ballot papers. Every logo is shown at the same size and in the same single colour, so no party stands out.

Parties are listed in alphabetical order everywhere except your results.

• We start with the party’s own words: its website, policy documents, media releases, what its members said in Parliament (Hansard) and how they voted. Then we use reputable news reports.
• We do not use opinion pieces, Wikipedia, think tanks, blogs or unverified social media.
• Each party was researched separately, to the same rules.
• Where we found no evidence, we record “No stated position”. We never guess.
• Every position shows its sources and a confidence level (high, medium or low).
• Positions were then audited by separate reviewers. They checked the sources, checked fairness from each party’s own point of view, checked that the same rules were applied across parties, and reviewed the wording of the statements.

You and each party are placed on the same five-point scale: strongly disagree (−2), somewhat disagree (−1), neutral (0), somewhat agree (+1) and strongly agree (+2).

For each statement, the match is 1 − (difference ÷ 4). The same answer scores 100%. Opposite ends of the scale score 0%. We average this over the statements that both you and the party answered. Statements you skip, or where the party has no stated position, are left out.

Statements you mark as important count double.

The map is the average of your answers on the economic statements (across) and the social statements (up and down). Some statements are not on the map but still count towards your party match.

Your results list parties from closest match to furthest. Parties with the same score are shown in random order.

• Parties can change their positions during the campaign. We update when they do.
• A questionnaire simplifies. Thirty statements cannot capture everything a party stands for.
• Your result is not a recommendation. It is a starting point for reading the parties’ own policies.

If you think a position or statement is wrong, please report an error. Include a source if you can.

We will publish every correction we make, with the date it was made.