One Nation secured its first lower-house parliamentary seat in Western Australia on August 29-30, 2026, with candidate Luke Herdegen winning the Secret Harbour by-election in Perth. Party leader Pauline Hanson declared the victory historic and signaled ambitions for the next state election.
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One Nation candidate Luke Herdegen secures 57% of the vote after preferences as party’s WA leader says result will send shock waves across the country One Nation has claimed victory in the Secret Harbour state byelection in Western Australia With 74.5% of the vote counted, One Nation’s Luke Herdegen leads Labor’s Georgia Tree 57-42 after preferences. Continue reading...
The Labor and Liberal parties are beginning to lick their wounds after suffering a bruising defeat in a by-election in Perth's south as One Nation continues celebrating its historic victory.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had a message for Australians after One Nation’s thumping victory in the Secret Harbour byelection in Western Australia.
Having stormed home to victory in Secret Harbour on Saturday, Luke Herdegen said One Nation would now work on a policy platform with a view to ousting Labor at the next state election.