Why Some WA Voters Turned to One Nation, While Others Remained Cautious
One Nation broke into Western Australia’s (WA) lower house with an emphatic victory in the southern Perth seat of Secret Harbour.
TL;DR
- One Nation won the Western Australian lower house seat of Secret Harbour.
- Luke Herdegen, a local business owner, won the election with 39% of first-preference votes.
- Herdegen defeated Labor candidate Georgia Tree by 57% to 43% after preferences.
- The seat was previously held by Labor's Paul Papalia since 2007.
- A voter named Dean cited a desire for change as a reason for supporting One Nation.