Liberal party preferences handed seats to One Nation in South Australian election, analysts say

Pauline Hanson’s party will have at least two seats in the upper house and at least one and likely more in the lower house Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Liberal party’s decision to preference One Nation above Labor at last Saturday’s South Australian election will hand seats to the rightwing, populist party, analysts say. Labor won the election with a thumping majority, while the Liberal party finished behind Pauline Hanson’s party on primary votes. One Nation will have at least two seats in the upper house, led by former federal senator Cory Bernardi. In the lower house, only one seat has been declared for One Nation but it is likely to win more with the vote still being counted. The party declared on Tuesday it “is now the real opposition in SA” despite the fact it will be outnumbered by the Liberal party. “Seats that One Nation are going to win will be won on Liberal party preferences,” said Clem McIntyre, an emeritus professor of politics at the University of Adelaide. “In each case it’s going to be Labor or Liberal coming third and if the Liberals fall below Labor, they’ll get eliminated a