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Pauline Hanson's One Nation surges in new poll as voters desert Coalition

Exclusive DemosAU polling suggests one in five Coalition voters have shifted allegiances since the election, with Pauline Hanson's party in line to win as many as 12 seats if current trends hold.

Pauline Hanson's One Nation is surging in Coalition areas, particularly the regions. Sipa USA/Ye Myo Khant.

Pauline Hanson's One Nation is attracting record levels of support from Coalition voters, according to new polling data which suggests a growing nationwide swing to the right-wing minor party.

In new polling conducted by DemosAU during October and November made exclusively available to Capital Brief, One Nation recorded a 17% primary vote – up 10.6 percentage points since the May Federal election.

At the same time, the Coalition registered a 24% primary vote, down 7.6 percentage points from May, with one in five people who backed it in the election having since shifted to One Nation.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Labor Party continues to maintain a strong electoral lead – ahead by 56% to 44% in two-party preferred terms.