Guardian Essential poll: One Nation records highest-ever primary vote after burqa stunt and Joyce defection speculation

Thirty-one per cent of respondents said they would be more likely to vote for a One Nation led by Barnaby Joyce, with 42% saying the opposite. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

One Nation has surged to its highest-ever support in the latest Guardian Essential Poll, after weeks of furore over Pauline Hanson’s burqa stunt and Barnaby Joyce’s defection.

Hanson’s party recorded a 17% primary vote, half that of Labor’s primary at 34%, with the Coalition’s primary vote at 26%.