One Nation has risen to become one of the main challengers in the Secret Harbour by-election. (ABC News: Keane Bourke )
Voters in Secret Harbour, an electorate in Perth's southern suburbs, will today choose which party will represent them in Western Australia's parliament.
The seat, long held by Labor, is also being hotly contested by One Nation, which has seen its popularity surge recently.
The by-election is seen as one of the biggest tests for Pauline Hanson's party which has been gaining ground due to frustration with the major parties.
One Nation's growing support will be put to the test today, as Pauline Hanson's party goes head to head with Labor in a Western Australian by-election.
The poll in Secret Harbour, a beachside suburb south of Perth, will provide the clearest indication yet of any shift in the political landscape and if One Nation can turn frustration at major parties into seats in Parliament.
Secret Harbour has long been considered a safe Labor seat and the by-election was triggered by last month's retirement of high-profile minister Paul Papalia, who represented the electorate for almost two decades.
So it is unsurprising the party was first out of the gates with their candidate, a former staffer to federal Resources Minister Madeleine King, and more recently a lobbyist with Woodside.
Georgia Tree, 34, has been leaning into her working-class roots, pointing out her dad raised her on a single wage working in the area after her mum died when she was nine.
"Labor built Medicare. My Mum's chemo would have bankrupted our family without it, and now Labor's building a brand new hospital in Mandurah," she said.
"Dad's apprenticeship helped him turn his life around, and now Labor's made TAFE free."
She's been criticised for living in Perth's northern suburbs, rather than her prospective electorate, telling The West Australian she had tried to find a home in the area but was "not prepared to pay in excess of market value".
In 2023 she published Old Boy, a biography of her father's life, including his struggles with heroin addiction before turning his life around in WA's mining industry.
The Liberals confirmed Ryan Robertson as their candidate – a 35-year-old former submariner turned real estate agent and podcast host.
The father of three is currently a City of Rockingham councillor, representing its Rockingham/Safety Bay ward since last year.
