One Nation wins South Australian seats as Liberals suffer heavy loss
Mar 22nd 2026 · Australia
One Nation made significant gains in the South Australian election, leading in multiple lower house contests as Labor secured a decisive overall victory and the Liberals faced a sharp collapse and internal reckonings.
- One Nation is projected to win at least one South Australian lower house seat and was leading in four others while remaining in contention in two more.
- One Nation's primary vote surged to 22 percent, a 19.4 point swing, while the Liberals fell to 19 percent, down 16 points.
- Labor took 38 percent of primary votes and looked set to win at least 32 of the 47 seats in the state parliament.
- The Liberal party was reduced to four confirmed seats by Sunday evening and party figures said they must learn sobering lessons.
- Federal MP Barnaby Joyce defended One Nation and likened banning migration from some Muslim countries to buying cattle, prompting condemnation from the Australian National Imams Council.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urged against demonising migrants and said diversity is a national strength.