Bombshell poll shows One Nation leading Liberal Party in South Australia ahead of state election

One Nation has surged past the Liberal Party as the second most popular party in South Australia ahead of the state election.

According to the latest YouGov poll, conducted for The Advertiser, One Nation has captured 22 per cent of the state vote ahead of Saturday’s election.

Meanwhile, the SA Liberals face a historic crisis, with the possibility that the party could fail to hold a single seat in the lower house after the election.

It comes after the Liberals preferenced One Nation over Labor, breaking with longstanding tradition that the major parties put the minor party last.

Meanwhile, Labor Premier Peter Malinauskas is on track to win with a massive 38 per cent primary vote, and a dominant 59-41 two-party preferred lead.

The Liberal Party, under new leader Ashton Hurn, has struggled to capture voters with just a 19 per cent primary. 

One Nation’s surge in public support in SA comes after former federal Liberal senator Cory Bernardi defected to One Nation.

Mr Bernardi has run on the Legislative Council ticket for One Nation, attacking the major parties as a “uni-party”.

“We’d love to be the official opposition and ultimately we’d love to beat the government because Australia needs something better,” Mr Bernardi told Sky News recently.

“We’re not just tax slaves for the government, we’re actually trying to make and build a better state and that ultimately will benefit every person who wants to live in this state.”

Mr Malinauskas and the SA Labor Party have increasingly turned their attention to One Nation as the election draws nearer.

“If you look for One Nation’s health policy, you’ll find nothing … just a lot of videos complaining about culture war issues,” Mr Malinauskas said on Sunday.

The Malinauskas government has campaigned on large government investment and new infrastructure, particularly in housing and health services.

The Liberal Party has run on tax relief, incentives, and system reforms, including abolishing stamp duty for many first-home buyers, and spending cuts.

One Nation has promised affordable energy through a new coal-fired power station and repealing the ban on nuclear energy – as well as lower immigration.