One Nation is claiming victory in the Secret Harbour state by-election in Western Australia, with Luke Herdegen leading Labor’s Georgia Tree after preference flows. Multiple outlets report the result is delivered by a significant swing against Labor, with Herdegen ahead by about 57–42 based on early counting and preference distribution, as counting proceeds.
Several reports describe the win as historic for One Nation in Western Australia, with ABC also framing it as potentially securing the party’s first lower-house seat in the state. Other outlets add context about what the result signals politically: the seat is portrayed as a coastal outer Perth electorate, and coverage says the result aligns with broader suspicions that One Nation has been making inroads into outer-suburban areas and drawing votes away from Labor heartlands. While the core facts focus on the electoral outcome and the swing, outlets vary in emphasis between the mechanics of last-minute vote counting and the wider implications for Australian politics.
