One Nation names four candidates as party polling 25% for NSW election
One Nation named four candidates for March's NSW election. Recent polls show 25% support.
Reported by The Sydney Morning Herald
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One Nation's rising poll numbers could make it a kingmaker in NSW politics after the election.
In Australia. One Nation's 25% polling means it could significantly influence NSW government formation and policy after the March election.
Key facts
- 25 per cent NSW voters
- One Nation polling
- March 2027
- Election timing
- Sydney lawyer, Northern Beaches
- Katherine Deves background
- Mother of 8
- Manti Steele family size
- One Nation NSW named four new upper house candidates for the March 2027 state election.
- The candidates are lawyer Katherine Deves, Arnon Wither, educator Manti Steele, and teacher Daniel Hill.
- Deves is a failed federal Liberal candidate from Sydney's Northern Beaches.
- Deves is known for opposing trans women in sport.
- She faced harsh criticism for social media posts.
- Wither has worked in manufacturing and construction.
- Steele is a mother of eight from western NSW.
- Hill is a teacher and surf lifesaver from the South Coast.
- These four join controversial cattle farmer Stuart Bonds and firearms maker Jeff Bacon on One Nation's slate.
- Recent polls show One Nation has support from 25 per cent of NSW voters.
