More than a million of Australia's youth feel that no political party best represents their needs based on the research study of the Australia Institute.

More than 800 respondents between the ages of 17 to 25 participated in the survey and 47 per cent of them believe no political party represents their best interests not even Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's Australian Labor Party which also the same party vacated by former prime minister Julia Gillard.

The Australia Institute's Executive Director Dr. Richard Denniss said that the results of the survey should be taken as a warning by politicians.

He said it's time for political leaders to create a policy for Australia's youth to get them to exercise their right to vote. There are clearly plenty of votes to be won by both the ruling Australia Labor Party and the Opposition party.

Looking at the figures, Dr. Denniss said it's not surprising to find a high level of disinterest among young Australians. 15 per cent of the respondents do not have any idea who their local member of Parliament is while 59 per cent of those who are not registered to vote have no intention of doing so.

The high level of disinterest and confusion among Australia's youth is quite baffling according to Denniss but he thinks it's not entirely their fault. Politicians are advised to engage the future leaders of the country and win them over with the right policy.

The Australia Institute survey also asked the youth respondents what factors would change their minds to vote.

Only 18 per cent of the youth believe a positive dialogue with the local Member of Parliament would motivate them to vote while 34 per cent say media influence will have a significant impact. 22 per cent say political advertising could get them to vote.

The survey was conducted online last May 2013 with 806 youth respondents sourced from a reputable independent online panel provider.

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