Polls, preferences, potential defections: can Victoria’s Liberal party ward off the rising threat of One Nation?

Opposition leader Jess Wilson is under pressure to reveal her position on a deal with Pauline Hanson’s party as the state election approachesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhile internal divisions have long been the Victorian Liberal party’s main obstacle to winning government, a new threat is emerging on its right flank: One Nation.Just four years ago, One Nation received just 8,077 lower house first-preference votes out of more than 3.6m cast in Victoria – equivalent to 0.22% of the total – and won a single seat in the upper house. Continue reading…