CFCV How-To-Vote guide
Imagine if the candidate you voted for turned out to be a gun-hater.
Don’t let that happen. Make sure you vote for candidates who will stand up for shooters.
Get your mates to do the same as well.
Victoria’s major shooting organisations have spent the past few months developing a series of voting recommendations involving extensive discussions with the shooting community, political parties and political experts.
We want better political outcomes
These recommendations are designed to support candidates who are supportive of the shooting sports and oppose those who are actively opposed to the shooting sports.
This has produced good results for the shooting sports in the past and helped to keep hunting, gain funding for range upgrades and end the careers of some politicians who pushed for more gun restrictions. However we need to do a lot more if we are to stop the attacks on what we love to do, as we saw with the recent fight over the Adler.
How-To-Vote
Voting in the Lower House (House of Representatives)
We recommend shooters vote for the following candidates
Seat Candidate Party
Bruce Helen Kroger Liberal
Deakin Michael Sukkar Liberal
Holt Anthony Byrne Labor
Indi Marty Corboy Nationals
Latrobe David Fent Shooters, Fishers & Farmers (but you must put Labor at #2.)
Mallee Andrew Broad Nationals
McEwen Rob Mitchell Labor (or alternatively follow the How-To-Vote card for Australian Country Party – click here to download it)
Murray Damien Drum Nationals
Wannon Dan Tehan Liberals
If your seat is not listed, then that’s because we do not have a specific recommendation for your seat. Instead we suggest you support the pro-shooting minor parties (see the list below for the Senate) followed by the other candidates in your preferred order.
In all instances we suggest you put the Greens last, as their policies include a ban on all recreational hunting and more restrictions on the use of firearms. Also do not vote for the Animal Justice Party or Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party – as they also have policies to take your guns off you. Number them just above the Greens.
If you’re unsure about what seat you’re in, you can easily find out by clicking this link to the Australian Electoral Commission’s website. Or check your enrollment by clicking this link.
Voting in the upper house (Senate)
In the Senate you need to number at least 6 boxes “above the line”. We recommend you include in your top 4 choices in whatever order you prefer (listed alphabetically here)
- Australian Country Party (Group AA)
- Australian Motoring Enthusiasts Party (Group W)
- Liberal Democrats (Group AH)
- Shooters, Fishers & Farmers Party (Group AG)
followed by the major parties. Remember to number at least 6 boxes. Again do not include the Greens, Animal Justice Party or Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party in your top choices.
But wait. There’s more!
We’ve put together a flyer with all the recommendations.
Print it 
- For a web version, click here – (low res – 720 kB).
- For the A4 size click here (medium res – 2.3MB),
- For the A3 size click here (high res – 3.8MB).
Interstate?
No problem! The Australian Deer Association has published its nation-wide How-To-Vote guide. Click here to see it.
Want to vote now?
A wise choice! Avoid the crowds and vote early. For more info on where and when you can vote, click this link and use the postcode / suburb checker (in the the big light blue box) for your area.
Before you go….
Before you go, why not join our email list? We know you’re busy but if you sign up now, you’ll get regular updates on what’s happening in the shooting sports from Victoria’s major shooting organisations, when it happens.
Also, you’ll get invited to the 2017 Victorian Shooting Industry Forum being held in February! Click here to sign up now.