The rapid resurgence of nationalist politics in Australia was abruptly halted Saturday after Pauline Hanson's One Nation party drew less than 5 percent of the vote and was set to win just one seat in a state poll.
The election in mineral-rich Western Australia was won convincingly by the center-left Labor Party, leaving Hanson's right-wing, anti-immigration party trailing far behind.
The vote was the first major test of popularity for Hanson since winning a place in the federal parliament last year, when she rode a wave of anti-establishment sentiment similar to that seen in the United States and Europe.