One Nation's David Farley Takes Farrer Seat, Giving Party 1 Lower-House MP Elected Under Its Banner
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Updated · The Guardian · Jun 2
One Nation's David Farley Takes Farrer Seat, Giving Party 1 Lower-House MP Elected Under Its Banner
8 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jun 2
David Farley was sworn into Australia's House of Representatives after winning the Farrer by-election last month, then took a back-row seat beside Barnaby Joyce.
The swearing-in marks the first time One Nation has won a lower-house seat under its own banner, a milestone distinct from Pauline Hanson's 1996 election as a Liberal-listed candidate.
Coalition MPs and crossbencher Dai Le were seen greeting Farley on the chamber floor, while Hanson watched from the visitors' seating with fellow One Nation senators Malcolm Roberts, Sean Bell and Tyron Whitten.
The result gives One Nation a formal foothold in the lower house, though the party remains far from majority government and would need 74 more seats to get there.
With its first lower house seat, can One Nation finally break its cycle of internal implosion?
Is David Farley’s historic win a protest vote, or a permanent shift in Australia's political landscape?
Is a coalition with One Nation the only way for Australia's conservative parties to regain power?