Pauline Hanson is working to win over disgruntled National Party members in NSW. The One Nation leader established branches in the Hunter and New England in the past week at the same time as long-term Nationals have defected to her party.

As many as eight Nationals from Tamworth branches have sensationally quit the party in recent weeks to join One Nation. The most significant is former branch chairman Steven Coxhead, who resigned after a decade in the role to sign up to Hanson’s party.

One-time Shooters, Fishers and Farmers candidate turned Nationals member Jeff Bacon has also quit the party to join One Nation. Bacon said there had been a 70 per cent increase in new One Nation members since the election.

“Here in New England, we have seen a 200 per cent increase in members in the last

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