A Roy Morgan poll has found that voting intentions toward One Nation vary across the Australian electorate based on where respondents were born. Voters with South African birthplaces showed the strongest backing for One Nation at 36 per cent, while those of Italian origin followed at 30 per cent and broader mainland European-born respondents at 29 per cent. One Nation drew backing from roughly a quarter of voters born in Australia, with electors from New Zealand and the United Kingdom registering support at 24 per cent and 23 per cent respectively. The report additionally identified elevated backing for One Nation among voters with Israeli and Greek heritage, without providing precise figures. Voter backing dropped to single-digit percentages among those with heritage ties to mainland China, Nepal, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, the United States, and Canada. Support for One Nation was recorded at its lowest among voters born in mainland China, at 5 per cent, with those from Nepal registering 6 per cent, Pakistan, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka each at 7 per cent, India at 8 per cent, and those from the United States and Canada at 9 per cent. Among voters born in Malaysia, the figure was 10 per cent, rising to 16 per cent for those with roots in the Philippines. Harry Richardson, president of the British Australian Association, conveyed to a prominent broadcaster that the figures pointed to shared cultural values and perspectives among voters of British and Australian heritage. Richardson offered an additional explanation for the comparable levels of One Nation backing across both groups, suggesting it may relate to a shared experience of transitioning from majority to minority demographic status, which he argued could translate into reduced political influence over the institutions of their respective homelands; separately, the study found that voters born in a number of Asian countries were more inclined than the broader electorate to back Labor or the coalition. Among voters born in Vietnam, backing for Labor was recorded at the highest rate, with those from Nepal at 52 per cent, Sri Lanka at 49 per cent, and both mainland China and Pakistan at 46 per cent. Approximately 43 percent of electors born in India indicated a likelihood of supporting Labor. Among voters born in mainland China, approximately 34 per cent directed their support toward the Coalition. Among voters born in Pakistan, backing for the Greens reached 32 per cent — more than double the figure recorded for any other immigrant community examined — a result Roy Morgan attributed to the influence of Senator Mehreen Faruqi, who became the first person born in Pakistan to win a seat in the Federal Parliament of Australia. Roy Morgan chief executive Michele Levine noted that voting preferences among overseas-born residents varied considerably by country of origin, with data from 26,418 surveyed Australians collected between January and July 2026 showing approximately 24 per cent of immigrant electors indicating support for One Nation — nearly matching the 25 per cent figure recorded among those born in Australia — and that these differences in electoral preferences based on birthplace represent a factor political parties may wish to account for ahead of upcoming state contests in Victoria and New South Wales, as well as a federal election due by September 2028. Country-level figures varied considerably, with voter counts by birthplace spanning from 49 individuals born in Nepal to 242 born in South Africa.
