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Paul Papalia
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western AustraliaWikipedia
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Sep 11, 2026
Stephen DonnellyHOST
Georgia Tree from the Labor Party lost.
Stephen DonnellyHOST
She was replacing the incumbent who retired, Paul Papalia.
Stephen DonnellyHOST
Michael Gunner, you're over in the West.
Stephen DonnellyHOST
I have lots of questions about this result.
Sam JonesGUEST
It was announced back at the Indian Ocean Defence and Security Summit in Perth in May.
Sam JonesGUEST
And at the time, we had Richard Miles here with Paul Papalia to announce it.
Sam JonesGUEST
And I actually spoke to Vasyl Myrochenko, the Ukrainian ambassador to Australia at the time, about this plan.
Sam JonesGUEST
And he was, of course, keen on it, but also said that he already knew there was some Ukrainian companies that were very interested in manufacturing in Western Australia.
Patrick MarlboroughHOST
Actually, it was technically part of my dad's seat for 35 years.
Patrick MarlboroughHOST
But Paul Papalia, who was my horrible high school math teacher's husband.
Patrick MarlboroughHOST
He held the seat for a very long time and like, it was like an 11% swing.
Patrick MarlboroughHOST
Like it was, it's a very safe labor seat.
Hamish HastieGUEST
It's been one of Labor's safest seats as well.
Hamish HastieGUEST
Um, before he resigned, the former MP there, Paul Papalia, held the seat comfortably with a 17% margin, uh, at the last election, and in the 2021 landslide election his primary was 76%.
Jacqueline MaleyHOST
Wow.
Hamish HastieGUEST
The One Nation primary at the last election was 8%, which kinda shows you that there was a bit of resentment bubbling under the surface.
Hamish HastieGUEST
Um, I think there is a feeling among the party that it, you know, it was a classic by-election protest vote.
Hamish HastieGUEST
It just so happens that it was One Nation this time in- instead of the Liberals.
Hamish HastieGUEST
Um, Roger Cook's job is safe, um, but that, that 8% primary figure for me in the 2025 election, that's the magic number, um, for other state MPs that should be worried about, um, you know, any discontent turning into, uh, a surging One Nation vote at the '29 election.
Hamish HastieGUEST
I think there's a f- there are a few outer suburban Labor MPs, um, who are sweating.
Hamish HastieGUEST
It's been one of Labor's safest seats as well.
Hamish HastieGUEST
Before he resigned, the former MP there, Paul Papalia, held the seat comfortably.
Hamish HastieGUEST
with a 17% margin at the last election.
Hamish HastieGUEST
And in the 2021 landslide election, his primary was 76%.
Hamish HastieGUEST
I think there is a feeling among the party that it was a classic by-election protest vote.
Hamish HastieGUEST
It just so happens that it was One Nation this time instead of the Liberals.
Hamish HastieGUEST
Roger Cook's job is safe, but that 8% primary vote, a figure for me in the 2025 election, that's the magic number for other state MPs that should be worried about any discontent turning into a surging One Nation vote at the 29 election.
Hamish HastieGUEST
I think there are a few outer suburban Labor MPs who are sweating.
Tom McIlroyGUEST
Yeah, it was, uh, significant, I think.
Tom McIlroyGUEST
So there's a popular state Labor government in place in WA, and this seat was previously held by Paul Papalia for nearly 20 years, a longterm Labor MP and minister.
Tom McIlroyGUEST
It shows that by-elections can produce some unusual, um, and sometimes unpredictable results, and that when conditions on the ground don't suit the major parties, One Nation can really come in and take advantage of a by-election where the vibe is quite different and tap into what's clearly some voter anger against the major parties.
Reged AhmadHOST
It's really hard to avoid comparisons with, uh, what happened in the seat of Farrer in New South Wales and David Farley's win.
Claire HarveyHOST
One Nation claimed the West Australian state seat of secret harbour from Labor in outer metropolitan Perth on the weekend, with a huge 39% of primary votes compared to Labor's 24% and the Liberals' 17%.
Claire HarveyHOST
Local gym owner Luke Herdegren won the seat for One Nation after the incumbent MP, Labor's Paul Papalia, retired because a close family member is suffering a serious illness.
Claire HarveyHOST
The result, which comes after One Nation scooped up the federal seat of Farrah from the Nationals and took four lower house seats in the South Australian election, has the major parties seriously worried about the looming Victorian state election.
Claire HarveyHOST
Now Hanson's accusing Jim Chalmers and Anthony Albanese of crossing a line by warning that One Nation is dangerous and a threat to Australia.
Jackson WorthingtonCORRESPONDENT
This is One Nation heartland now.
Jackson WorthingtonCORRESPONDENT
Winning a state-level by-election in the seat of Secret Harbour triggered after the retirement of Labor's Paul Papalia, who had held the seat since 2007.
Jackson WorthingtonCORRESPONDENT
Hertogen defeated Labor candidate Georgia Tree and Liberal Ryan Robertson.
Jackson WorthingtonCORRESPONDENT
we got out in the community uh the vibe was
Oliver PetersonCORRESPONDENT
So it was considered a very safe Labor seat on a margin of about 20%, holding it for over 35 years.
Oliver PetersonCORRESPONDENT
But on Saturday night, there was a by-election as the sitting member, whose name was Paul Papalia, had retired.
Oliver PetersonCORRESPONDENT
and One Nation has swept to victory.
Oliver PetersonCORRESPONDENT
So Luke Hertogen, who owns a gym, he's 39 years of age, he's now a member of the West Australian Parliament.
Oliver PetersonCORRESPONDENT
So it was considered a very safe Labor seat on a margin of about 20%, holding it for over 35 years.
Oliver PetersonCORRESPONDENT
But on Saturday night, there was a by-election as the sitting member whose name was Paul Papalia, had retired and One Nation has swept to victory.
Oliver PetersonCORRESPONDENT
So Luke Hurtigen, who owns a gym, he's 39 years of age, is now a member of the West Australian Parliament.
Oliver PetersonCORRESPONDENT
But this result was a huge swing against Labor of around 18 percentage points plus preferences from the Liberal Party, helped One Nation win this.
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