atives ▁desert ing ▁the ▁National s , ▁and ▁the ▁urban ▁Liberal ▁supp or ters ▁who ▁det ested ▁Hans on ▁and ▁her ▁views . ▁Know ing ▁the ▁threat ▁One ▁Nation ▁pos ed ▁to ▁his ▁own ▁party , ▁Bor b idge ▁attempted ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁One ▁Nation ▁would ▁be ▁placed ▁last ▁on ▁coal ition ▁how - to - vote ▁cards . ▁However , ▁the ▁organis ational ▁wings ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁Liberal ▁and ▁National ▁parties ▁re buff ed ▁him ▁and ▁ins isted ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁preference ▁One ▁Nation ▁ahead ▁of ▁Labor ▁( see ▁Australian ▁elect oral ▁system ). ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁done ▁under ▁pressure ▁from ▁the ▁federal ▁Liberal ▁and ▁National ▁organis ations , ▁who ▁apparently ▁believed ▁that ▁One ▁Nation ' s ▁popul ism ▁would ▁strike ▁a ▁ch ord ▁with ▁Labor ▁vot ers ▁and ▁thus ▁pe el ▁enough ▁of ▁them ▁off ▁to ▁keep ▁Labor ▁out ▁of ▁power . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁election , ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁was ▁sever ely ▁pun ished ▁for ▁this ▁st ance , ▁losing ▁ 1 7 . 7 ▁percent ▁of ▁its ▁two - party ▁vote ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁suffering ▁an ▁ 1 1 - se at ▁swing . ▁ ▁One ▁Nation ▁picked ▁up ▁ 1 1 ▁seats , ▁and ▁unexpected ly ▁finished ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁primary ▁vote , ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁Liber als ▁and ▁National s . ▁Indeed , ▁One ▁Nation ' s ▁showing ▁was ▁strong ▁enough ▁to ▁render ▁any ▁attempt ▁to ▁calculate ▁a ▁two - party ▁preferred ▁vote ▁meaning less . ▁