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One Nation Claims First WA Lower House Seat in Secret Harbour

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Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of hands placing a plain envelope in a ballot box, adapted from a May 2017 photograph; symbolic voting context, not the reported election, voters or voting method.
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One Nation candidate Luke Herdegen is projected to win the Secret Harbour by-election, giving the party its first lower-house seat in Western Australia. The seat was called a little over four hours after counting began, while Labor had not conceded by the latest election-night update. At 10 p.m. local time, indicative primary votes stood at 35.8% for One Nation, 25.0% for Labor and 17.4% for the Liberals; the two-party count put Herdegen ahead 53.9% to 46.1%. Postal voting closes on September 3, so the official commission says election-night figures remain indicative.

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