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Western Australian MP Andrew Hastie has said the Liberal Party is fighting for its life ahead of a state by-election in Secret Harbour, an area included in his federal electorate of Canning, as he argued that every contest counted for his party.
Hastie said One Nation posed a real threat to the Liberal Party in Western Australia after Liberal leader in WA, Basil Zempilas, said that a win for One Nation would be an “opportunity” for the Liberal Party.
“I don’t see that at all,” Hastie told ABC’s 7.30 last night.
“I think we should be fighting to win every contest we enter, or we shouldn’t enter the contest … I don’t accept this idea that a win for One Nation is a win for us. We’re fighting for our lives.”
Hastie’s remarks came a day before a survey by this masthead found 27 per cent of 1000 One Nation voters said a united, credible Liberal Party would convince them to switch their vote at the next election.
The Western Australian Secret Harbour by-election will be held this Saturday.
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