2017-03-08
The Greens will today challenge all parties in the Victorian Parliament to preference Pauline Hanson’s One Nation last at the next state election, on account of her vilification and discrimination against the Muslim community.
Hanson’s party won’t win Victorian seats without preferences from Labor or Liberal, so a Greens motion will call on all parties to preference One Nation last in order to protect our multicultural community.
Polling shows Hanson can’t win upper house seats without major party preferences, but under Victoria’s upper house voting system political parties assign preferences, not voters.
This means backroom deals between political parties will decide whether she can win upper house seats at the 2018 election.
“Hanson won't get a foothold in Victoria without Labor or Liberal preferences,” Nina Springle said.
“She’s nasty, she’s divisive and we won’t stand by and let the old parties court preference deals like they have in Western Australia and Queensland.
“Victoria’s Muslim community deserve better than the dirty deal the Western Australian Liberals cut with One Nation.
"This is an opportunity for all parties to put our multicultural community ahead of their own political self-interest,” she said.
Nina Springle's motion:
That this House takes note of the rising vilification of and discrimination against Victorian Muslims and calls on all political parties to take a stand against this and to preference One Nation last on the ballot at the 2018 Victorian State election.