Pauline Hanson's One Nation – New South Wales
One Nation – New South Wales Pauline Hanson's One Nation New South Wales Division | |
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| Leader | Tania Mihailuk |
| Preceded by | One Nation NSW |
| Headquarters | 3/36 Vincent Street, Cessnock |
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| Political position | Right-wing to far-right |
| National affiliation | Pauline Hanson's One Nation |
| Colours | Orange |
| Legislative Assembly | 0 / 93 |
| Legislative Council | 1 / 42 |
| House of Representatives | 0 / 47 (NSW seats) |
| Senate | 0 / 12 (NSW seats) |
| Local Government | 3 / 1,480 (2024) |
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One Nation – New South Wales, also known as Pauline Hanson's One Nation – New South Wales or simply One Nation NSW, is the New South Wales branch of Pauline Hanson's One Nation.
Background and history
[edit]1990s
[edit]Capitalising off the success of the Queensland division of the party at the 1998 Queensland state election, One Nation New South Wales contested the 1999 New South Wales state election under the leadership of David Oldfield, Oldfield had previously served as the parties lead senate candidate at the 1998 Australian federal election in the state of New South Wales, but fell short of being elected. He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council that year as the parties sole MP, with his deputy Brian Burston just missing out on securing a second seat for the party.
2000's
[edit]In 2000, Oldfield was expelled from One Nation by Pauline Hanson, his expulsion led to the division of the NSW branch of the party into two camps, those who supported Oldfield, and those who supported Hanson and the federal party. Oldfield took advantage of the electoral laws of New South Wales, and registered a splinter party called One Nation NSW, which claimed to be the legitimate One Nation body in the state, much to the annoyance of Hanson.
2017-present
[edit]Since the demise of Oldfields One Nation NSW, as well as the party's collapse at the federal level, the party had little presence in New South Wales and received minimal attention, however the resurgence of One Nation at the 2016 Australian federal election provided an opportunity for the parties return to state politics, in 2017, NSW One Nation published its party constitution.[2]
In 2018, former Labor leader Mark Latham joined One Nation as the party's leader in New South Wales.[3]
At the 2019 state election, One Nation won two seats on the Legislative Council, which were won by Mark Latham and Rod Roberts.
For the 2023 state election, the party announced it would contest in more electorates.[4] Outgoing MP for Bankstown Tania Mihailuk joined One Nation and contested the Legislative Council.[5] Mark Latham also successfully contested the Legislative Council, having resigned from his seat creating a casual vacancy to run for another term.[6] The vacancy was filled by former Legislative Assembly member Tania Mihailuk.[7][8]
MLC Rod Roberts was elected as Deputy President of the Legislative Council during the 58th Parliament of New South Wales, he had previously served as Assistant President.[9]
Latham was removed as leader by the national party executive on 14 August 2023.[10] Roberts supported Latham against Hanson in the ensuing dispute, claiming that Hanson's decision to appoint perennial candidate Steve Mav as NSW party treasurer was misguided.[11] On 22 August 2023, Mark Latham left the party to become an independent, he was joined by his colleague Rod Roberts.[12]
The departure of Latham and Roberts left Mihailuk as the sole One Nation MLC, she would later become state leader on 10 December 2023.[13]
Election results
[edit]| Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats |
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| 1999 | 281,147 |  7.53
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| 2019 | 49,948 |  1.10
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0 / 93
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| 2023 | 84,683 | 1.80
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0 / 93
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% of overall vote |
# of overall seats |
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| 1999 | 225,668 | 6.34
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1 / 42
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| 2019 | 306,933 | 6.90
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2 / 42
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| 2023 | 273,496 | 5.92
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3 / 42
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Policies
[edit]One Nation NSW supports:[14]
- Parental rights in schools
- Performance pay for teachers
- The usage of multiple energy sources, including fossil fuels, nuclear power and renewable energy
- Property rights for farmers
One Nation NSW opposes:[14]
- The teaching of critical race theory, gender theory and the Safe Schools program
- Lowering the age of criminal responsibility
- The Independent Planning Commission
Members of parliament
[edit]Current MPs
[edit]State Parliament
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Tania Mihailuk MLC (2023–present)
Former MPs
[edit]Federal Parliament
[edit]- Senator Brian Burston (2016–2017), elected at the 2016 election, resigned after falling out with Pauline Hanson and joined the United Australia Party in 2017
State Parliament
[edit]- David Oldfield MLC (1999–2000), broke from the federal party and formed One Nation NSW in 2000, later became an independent in 2004
- Mark Latham MLC (2019–2023), left the party after being removed as state leader, became an independent
- Rod Roberts MLC (2019–2023), joined his colleague Mark Latham in leaving the party, becoming an independent
References
[edit]- ^ "State register of parties". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023.
- ^ https://elections.nsw.gov.au/NSWEC/media/NSWEC/Registers/Register%20of%20parties/State%20registered/Pauline_Hansons_One_Nation.pdf
- ^ "Mark Latham joins Pauline Hanson's One Nation as NSW branch leader - ABC News". amp.abc.net.au. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "NSW election 2023: One Nation to run in twice as many seats". amp.smh.com.au. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Former NSW Labor MP joins One Nation despite previously labelling Mark Latham a 'buffoon' | One Nation | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ Smith, Alexandra (11 October 2022). "Latham plans to quit parliament and run again atop One Nation ticket". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Dead heat in upper house after NSW election leaves Chris Minns facing 'messy' negotiations". The Guardian. 19 April 2023. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "The Hon. Tania MIHAILUK, BEc, LLB MLC". www.parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "The Hon. (Rod) Rodney John ROBERTS, MLC".
- ^ Smith, Alexandra; Ireland, Olivia (14 August 2023). "Mark Latham pushed out as leader of One Nation NSW division". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ Maddison, Max; Smith, Alexandra (15 August 2023). "One Nation MPs divided over loyalties after Latham dumped as leader". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ Maddison, Max (22 August 2023). "Latham quits One Nation, alleges it misspent taxpayers funds". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/nswonenation/posts/pfbid02uRekX7hS4uxavsWoCbv7YHybJJgrEFDUXigiWduz8FCvJTZvVUFKesfinKwEiVo6l
- ^ a b "Our Policies & Achievements". One Nation NSW. Retrieved 7 June 2023.