Pauline Hanson's One Nation – South Australia, or One Nation – South Australia, is a political party branch of the
Pauline Hanson's One Nation
Pauline Hanson's One Nation (PHON or ONP), also known as One Nation or One Nation Party, is a Right-wing populism, right-wing populist List of political parties in Australia, political party in Australia. It is led by Pauline Hanson.
One Nat ...
party. Officially registered to the
Electoral Commission of South Australia
The Electoral Commission SA is an independent office which forms part of the Government of South Australia, and which conducts parliamentary state elections every four years.
History
In 1907 the then State Electoral Department was establis ...
(ECSA) in September 2021, the party won a seat in the
upper house
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of the
South Australian Parliament
The Parliament of South Australia is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of South Australia. It consists of the 47-seat House of Assembly (lower house) and the 22-seat Legislative Council (upper house). General elections are held ...
in
March 2022 at the
state election, receiving over four percent of the vote.
The party leader is Jennifer Game, a policy adviser to party leader
Pauline Hanson
Pauline Lee Hanson (''née'' Seccombe, formerly Zagorski; born 27 May 1954) is an Australian politician who is the founder and leader of One Nation, a right-wing populist political party. Hanson has represented Queensland in the Australian ...
, and mother to One Nation
MLC Sarah Game
Sarah Game is an Australian politician. She has been a member of the South Australian Legislative Council since the 2022 state election, representing Pauline Hanson's One Nation.
Before parliament
Before her election in 2022, Game had been a v ...
. Although stating “in some ways I am quite conservative but I also think I’m very open-minded,”
MLC Game
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has also said that “I just don’t probably like aligning myself with a particular label...”. She has also spoken in support of immigration.
Due to this
David Ettridge
David William Ettridge (born 8 June 1945 in Adelaide, Australia) is an Australian businessman who co-founded Pauline Hanson's One Nation in 1997 with Pauline Hanson and David Oldfield.
Ettridge was One Nation's professional fundraiser and admin ...
, a founding member of One Nation, responded by claiming that Game held "
Greens values" that could prompt a split from the party, adding "this is not what One Nation voters voted for".
Electoral performance
State
Federal
See also
* Pauline Hanson's One Nation – Queensland
Notes
References
External links
One Nation official website
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Conservative parties in Australia
Right-wing politics in Australia
Right-wing populist parties
National conservative parties
Political parties in South Australia
Pauline Hanson
Right-wing parties